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sponge-bag pants en · NOUN

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  1. (alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of spongebag pants.
    • The Solicitor-General of the U. S., correct in morning coat, wing collar and striped sponge-bag pants, last week appeared before the U. S. Supreme Court[…] 1939, Time, page 14:
    • The spectacle of former Gov. Richard W. Leche, in claw-hammer coat and sponge-bag pants, solemnly lapping a Good Humor bar while prosecuting the diplomatic amenities with the President of Nicaragua, has been evoked by a wrangle over who pays for the hokey pokey. 1942 June 28, “Hotel Holds Bag for Long Gang’s Popsicle Shindig”, in Sunday News, volume 22, number 9, New York, N.Y., page 4:
    • Nevertheless, changing quickly from his old grey flannels to the diplomatic sponge-bag pants on learning of this season’s first assignment, Szold is in there pitching and will conduct a second try-out session at 7:30 p.m. Monday, same place. 1957 August 19, “Casting Starts As Szold Returns”, in The Victoria Advocate, 112th year, number 104, Victoria, Tex., page 1: