longies
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For longies, therefore, I cast on sufficiently for the waist, and work a piece of ribbing."
- "Wool 'longies' are another useful clothing item. These are like leggings that have waterproofing qualities because they are made of wool."
- "Johnnie was in possession of the long trousers. He put them on. "How do I look in longies, Sam?" he laughed."
- "It seemed that one firm had been sending its children's long pants, known as "longies," to be made up in men's pants shops, believing the men's pants contractors better qualified to make longies than were the children's knee pants shops, as the latter do not have " the requisite machinery nor the properly trained workers to make the longies," and the firm felt that the quality of the product ..."
- "And now the same Talon fastener that the air mail pilots use in their flying suits is on your longies and knickers!"
- "Gabe's suit had one pair of longies and one pair of knickers, but his mother said he couldn't wear the longies until after the bar-mitzvah."
Etymology
From long + -ie + -s.