Meanings
longs1
- pluralplural of long
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of long
- pluralplural onlyLong trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
We then got dressed in our assault kit; one vest, two shirts, two jerseys, one lumber jacket, one pair of shorts, one pair of pajama longs, one pair of longs, one pair of snow goggles, a balaclava, two pairs of gloves, one pair of mitts […]
1957, Boys' Life, volume 47, number 5, page 811 more example
On the other hand, Bruce Camlin was one of the new generation of ang moh who knew their place in the new order, the post-colonial era. When he walked in on his first day, he wore longs made of coarse khaki and shirts that came off a supermarket peg.
2013, Clement Mesenas, The Last Great Strike
Longs2
- pluralplural of Long
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