athleisure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- ăth'-lĕzhʹ-ɚ
- /ˌæθˈliː.ʒɚ/
- ăth'-lēʹ-zhər
- /ˌæθˈlɛʒ.ɚ/
Etymology
Blend of athletic + leisure.
Meanings
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(attributive, uncountable) Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
“The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate,” Sevigny said. “Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you.”
2024 February 2, Alaina Demopoulos, quoting Chloë Sevigny, “‘I’m annoying, to some degree’: New York’s dog owners debate Chloë Sevigny’s anti-pup take”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Of course, the athleisure category—infusing seemingly sporty clothes with a wear-it-all-day premise—has been booming for a while now.
2020 June 22, Flora Tsapovsky, “Once a WFH Staple, Athleisure Gets Down to Business”, in Wired:
Deriveds
Translations (2)
fr athléchic (Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits) · es atletocio (Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits)