noun
warm underwear with long legs
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism, ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑underwear, ↑underclothes, ↑underclothing
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(used with a pl. v.) Informal.
long underwear, esp. for winter use.
[1940-45]
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long johns plural noun
Long underpants
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Main Entry: ↑long
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warm underwear with long legs, worn especially by men in the past
Thesaurus: clothes and accessories worn in the pasthyponym
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long johns «jonz»,
Informal. long, warm underwear: »
Everyone wore long johns, ate porridge and preserves, and kids were so lovingly bundled up they couldn't move (Maclean's).
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plural n. informal underwear with closely fitted legs that extend to the wearer's ankles, often with a long-sleeved top
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/ˈlɑːŋˌʤɑːnz/ noun [plural]
: underwear that covers your legs and that is worn in cold weather — called also (US) long underwear
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warm ↑underpants with long legs down to the ankles
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a pair of long johns
Useful english dictionary. 2012.