Trousers

Trousers (pants in North America) are an item of clothing worn from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, and dresses).

In the UK the word "pants" generally means underwear and not trousers.Shorts are similar to trousers, but with legs that come down only to around the area of the knee, higher or lower depending on the style of the garment. To distinguish them from shorts, trousers may be called "long trousers" in certain contexts such as school uniform, where tailored shorts may be called "short trousers", especially in the UK.

In most of the Western world, trousers have been worn since ancient times and throughout the Medieval period, becoming the most common form of lower-body clothing for adult males in the modern world, although shorts are also widely worn, and kilts and other garments may be worn in various regions and cultures. Breeches were worn instead of trousers in early modern Europe by some men in higher classes of society. Since the mid-20th century, trousers have increasingly been worn by women as well. Jeans, made of denim, are a form of trousers for casual wear, now widely worn all over the world by both sexes. Shorts are often preferred in hot weather or for some sports and also often by children and teenagers. Trousers are worn on the hips or waist and may be held up by their own fastenings, a belt or suspenders (braces). Leggings are form-fitting trousers, of a clingy material, often knitted cotton and spandex (elastane).

Aussie

Aussie is Australian slang for Australian and less commonly, Australia. Aussie can be used in the form of an adjective, noun, or proper noun.

Pronunciation

In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland, the word is pronounced /ˈɒzi/ OZ-ee (Australian English [ˈɔzi]), with a /z/ sound; however, in the United States, it is most often pronounced (incorrectly) /ˈɔːsi/ AW-see with an /s/ sound. Pronouncing the word with an /s/ in place of the /z/ is considered by Australians to be a canonically American error.

Ethnic usage

Aussie is used defensively by some Australians as a term of identification for people and as a nickname for the traditional cultural group (of Anglo-Celtic descent).

Chants

  • Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
  • C'mon Aussie C'mon, an Australian cricket anthem.
  • See also

  • Kiwi
  • Down Under
  • References

    Australian (disambiguation)

    Australian(s) may refer to:

  • Something of, from, or related to the Commonwealth of Australia
  • Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
  • European Australian
  • Asian Australian
  • Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law
  • Something of, from, or related to the continent of Australia
  • Indigenous Australians
  • Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia
  • Indigenous Australian languages
  • The Australian, a newspaper
  • Australian, British Columbia, a town in Canada
  • Australiana
  • See also

  • The Australian (disambiguation)
  • List of all pages beginning with "Australian"
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    The Daily Mail 04 Apr 2025
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    99 Bitcoins 04 Apr 2025
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    Otago Daily Times 04 Apr 2025
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    Otago Daily Times 04 Apr 2025
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    Public Technologies 03 Apr 2025
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    China Daily 03 Apr 2025
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    The Daily Mail 03 Apr 2025
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