'long johns
1long johns — [ˈlɔŋ dʒɔnz US ˈlo:ŋ dʒa:nz] n [plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: From the male name John] warm underwear with long legs …
2long johns — [ lɔŋ ,dʒanz ] noun plural warm underwear with long legs, worn especially by men in the past …
3long johns — type of warm underwear, 1943, originally for U.S. GIs. By 1919 as a type of pastry. Long john also was used of various sorts of worm, potato, sled, etc …
4long johns — long′ johns n. pl. clo long underwear • Etymology: 1940–45 …
5long johns — ☆ long johns n. Informal long underwear …
6long johns — ► PLURAL NOUN informal ▪ underpants with closely fitted legs extending to the wearer s ankles …
7long johns — noun warm underwear with long legs • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism, ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑underwear, ↑underclothes, ↑underclothing * * * noun plural …
8long johns — N PLURAL: also a pair of N Long johns are warm underpants with long legs …
9long johns — winter underwear with long sleeves and legs If you are going cross country skiing, put on your long johns …
10long johns — /ˈlɒŋ dʒɒnz/ (say long jonz) plural noun Colloquial a pair of long warm underpants …