loungewear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English lounge Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English loungewear From lounge + -wear.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Loose clothing in which one can lounge.
“I love that loungewear has become a prevailing new category,” said Barbara Lippert, 65, a writer. “During the worst part of the pandemic even jeans seemed like an overreach, requiring that complex button and zipper action. And cardigans were too much work.”
2022 April 12, Rhonda Garelick, “Am I Done Suffering for Fashion?”, in The New York Times: