Definitions of trunks
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trousers that end at or above the knee
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synonyms:
short pants, shorts
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types:
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Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts
short pants that end at the knee
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hot pants
skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
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lederhosen
leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
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Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts
Pronunciation
US
/trəŋks/
UK
/trəŋks/
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