Etymology

daks

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Today it means: Trousers or underwear. Full definition →

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daks · noun1

From DAKS, trademark for a brand of trousers originally made in the 1930s by Simpsons of Piccadilly created by Alexander Simpson and his business partner Dudley Beck. Blend of dad + slacks, named after Simeon Simpson, the founder of the company and the American word for informal trousers.

daks · noun2

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