fatigues en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /fəˈtiːɡz/ (UK)
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) Menial duties, especially as punishment.
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(form-of, plural) plural of fatigue
form of fatigue
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(US, plural, plural-only) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.
He looked up, met gray eyes ringed with paintstick. She was wearing faded French orbital fatigues and new white sneakers.
1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 9:The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation:Ross: … why do you have to wear underwear tonight? Joey: It's a rented tux, 'kay? I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues.
1996, Friends (TV series), "The One Where No One's Ready" [3.02], Act 2, approx. 12 minutes (of 23)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fatigue | attributive | lexicographic |
Coordinates
blues · CB · khakis · camos · jankers
Deriveds
combat fatigues · battle fatigues
Translations (17)
de Tarnanzug (military clothing) · de Arbeitsuniform (military clothing) · sv linnekläder (military clothing) · fr treillis (military clothing) · el στολή αγγαρείας (military clothing) · sv grötmundering (military clothing) · nl gevechtstenue (military clothing) · ru полевая форма (military clothing) · de Arbeitsanzug (military clothing) · de Soldatenkleidung (military clothing) · el αγγαρεία (menial military duties) · sv arbetskläder (military clothing) · nl werkpak (military clothing) · pl bojówki (military clothing) · es traje de faena (military clothing) · ca roba militar (military clothing) · sv grötrock (military clothing)