bell bottoms

plural of bell-bottom

/ˈbɛlˌbɑtəms/
noun
  1. Pants that are wide and flared from the knee down to the bottom of the leg, popular especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
    • She wore a pair of colorful bell-bottoms to the retro-themed party.
    • He found his dad's old bell-bottoms in the attic and decided to wear them.
    • Bell-bottoms made a comeback in some fashion trends this year.
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