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long johns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
long johns
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.

American usage

noun

plural of long john

noun

plural of Long John

Etymology

Reputedly named after American heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan (1858–1918); also posed as an approximation of French longues jambes (“long legs”); see Wikipedia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

long-john (attributive) long john (attributive) long-johns (alternative) longjohns (alternative)

Synonyms

long underwear thermal underwear union suit

Questions

What does long johns mean?
A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.
Where does long johns come from?
Reputedly named after American heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan (1858–1918); also posed as an approximation of French longues jambes (“long legs”); see Wikipedia.

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