streetwear en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós Proto-Italic *strātos Latin strātus Latin via strātaellip. Late Latin strātabor. Proto-West Germanic *strātu Anglian Old English strēt Middle English strete English street 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 streetwear From street + -wear.
Meanings
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(uncountable) urban fashion; clothing that can be worn on the street
That's never going to turn into hot streetwear, is it?
2009 January 1, Zoe Williams, “Zoe Williams: Straw's vest is full of holes”, in The Guardian:
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Translations (2)
fr streetwear (Translations) · ru стритви́р (Translations)