waist overalls

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What does waist overalls mean?

Synonym of denim jeans (pants, trousers)

Where does waist overalls come from?

From waist + overalls. From being waist-length overalls, without the upper bib portion. Coined by Levi Strauss Co. when the first denim blue jeans pants were marketed in 1873.

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