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Synonyms for knickerbockers

Most common

pants breeches

All synonyms

Noun

pants, breeches, knickers informal rare US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.

Example sentences

  • pants I don't need anything... just a new pair of pants.
  • breeches It's not easy to put breeches on a cat.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
knickerbockersrising
pantsrising
breechesrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
pants1
8 letters
knickers2, breeches2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knickers2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
knickerbockers