long johns en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Reputedly named after American heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan (1858–1918); also posed as an approximation of French longues jambes (“long legs”); see Wikipedia.
Meanings
- (US, plural, plural-only) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longjohns | alternative | lexicographic | |
| long-johns | alternative | lexicographic | |
| long-john | attributive | lexicographic | |
| long john | attributive | lexicographic |
Synonyms
long underwear · thermal underwear · union suit
Translations (36)
fi pitkät alusvaatteet (full-length undergarments) · hu jégernadrág (garment for bottom half of the body) · mk ѕиври (garment for bottom half of the body) · pt ceroulas (full-length undergarments) · hu jégeralsó (garment for bottom half of the body) · hu jéger (garment for bottom half of the body) · fi pitkät alushousut (garment for bottom half of the body) · sv långkalsonger (full-length undergarments) · ja 股引 (garment for bottom half of the body) · nl lange onderbroek (garment for bottom half of the body) · cmn 秋褲 /秋裤 (garment for bottom half of the body) · ja ズボン下 (garment for bottom half of the body) · gl calzóns (garment for bottom half of the body) · mn дулаан өмд (full-length undergarments) · ru кальсо́ны (garment for bottom half of the body) · he גַּטְקֶס (full-length undergarments) · fr caleçon long (garment for bottom half of the body) · ro izmene (garment for bottom half of the body) · es calzoncillos largos (full-length undergarments) · cmn 長內衣褲 /长内衣裤 (garment for bottom half of the body) · ru кальсо́ны (full-length undergarments) · pl kalesony (garment for bottom half of the body) · ja タイツ (garment for bottom half of the body) · pl kalesony (full-length undergarments) · hu jégergatya (garment for bottom half of the body) · hu meleg alsóruha/alsónemű/alsóruházat (full-length undergarments) · pt ceroulas (garment for bottom half of the body) · cs spodky (full-length undergarments) · cmn 保溫內衣 /保温内衣 (full-length undergarments) · cs podvlékačky (full-length undergarments) · es pantalón interior largo (garment for bottom half of the body) · de lange Unterhose (garment for bottom half of the body) · gl cirolas (full-length undergarments) · mn дулаан өмд (garment for bottom half of the body) · pt calção (full-length undergarments) · it calzamaglia (garment for bottom half of the body)