Meanings
- uncountableCasual sports clothing.
When you think about it, the Missoni stretch knit was athleisurewear before athleisurewear was invented.
2015 September 28, Vanessa Friedman, “Armani and Missoni: In the Shadow of the Supermoon”, in New York Times3 more examples
The style in “athleisurewear”—those sportsy/outdoorsy-looking slacks, shorts, shirts, and jackets—was the soft, cool feel of all-cotton.
1986 May, Jim Chase, Backpacker, page 46Marketers may call this comfy stuff "athleisurewear," but the boyfriend who spots you on Saturday morning at Whole Foods will be glad to simply call you an ex.
2005, Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway, What Would Jackie Do?, page 60Three decades of that privileged factory work have given him and his family the perks of a stable, middle-class life: travel abroad, adventure motorcycle trips, a closet full of athleisurewear, a room-by-room renovation of his childhood home where he and his accountant wife now live.
2025 January 27, Lenora Chu, “How Volkswagen slid from German engineering icon to innovation laggard”, in The Christian Science Monitor
Origin
Blend of athletics + leisurewear, equivalent to athleisure + -wear.
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