track pants
The standard term in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US for sweatpants or jogging bottoms — loose, comfortable trousers with an elasticated waist, typically made from soft fabric.
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The standard term in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US for sweatpants or jogging bottoms — loose, comfortable trousers with an elasticated waist, typically made from soft fabric. The word is the natural equivalent of British 'tracksuit bottoms' and is used entirely without stigma in athletic and casual contexts.
She threw on a pair of track pants and a hoodie for the supermarket run.
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(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Sweatpants.
Track pants means: Sweatpants.. It is mainly Canadian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
track pants means: Sweatpants.. Register: informal, Canadian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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- jogging pants87%
The standard term in Canada and the Philippines for sweatpants or track pants — loose-fitting athletic trousers with an elasticated waist. The term is descriptive and straightforward, rooted in the clothing's original association with jogging. It is used without stigma in everyday casual and athletic contexts.
- jogging bottoms83%
Jogging bottoms is the standard British English term for what Americans call sweatpants — those loose, elasticated-waist trousers designed for exercise but mostly worn for comfort on the sofa. In the UK they're firmly everyday casualwear; the phrase conjures Saturday mornings, lazy evenings, and the eternal debate about whether they're acceptable to wear in public.
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(British) tracksuit bottoms, (US) sweatpants.
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(Canada, Philippines) track pants; sweatpants.