Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Leather shorts, often with suspenders, worn by men and boys, especially in Bavaria.
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- noun knee-breeches made of
leather
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- noun leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Critics say the Wiesn has warped from a quaint Volksfest into a cultural wasteland: women in lederhosen, the occasional man in a dirndl, and celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton flaunting designer renditions that cost thousands of dollars.
At Oktoberfest, a Controversy Brews Over Racy Designer Dirndls Patrick McGroarty 2010
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He said he did it "for love," but he knew he looked great in lederhosen, Wendy said.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Mr. ROCCA: Putting the led in lederhosen, in other words.
Panel Round Two 2010
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Steve from Scary Toy Clown submits his post following the path of bright orange novelty lederhosen from the Bavarian Beer company which have now shown up as the main game piece in a Chinese board game with an amusingly violent commercial.
Boing Boing 2007
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As the child grows older, it dresses in lederhosen and has a pudding bowl haircut, but all its basic functions develop normally.
Germans and humour 2006
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Does the book about Germany explore the first half of the last century, or does it just have nice pictures of people dancing in lederhosen at the hofbrau?
June 2006 2006
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I would be sitting here in lederhosen eating cold wurst as we speak.
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I have visions of young Germans in lederhosen with their water bottles and sausages hiking around Lake Chapala, singing patriotic songs and putting up directional signs destined to become easels for young Mexican grafitti artists who will obscure whatever useless messages were printed thereon to begin with.
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Boys wore leather shorts called lederhosen and girls wore dresses called dirndls.
Latest News www.northjersey.com 2010
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Billed as “the busiest German band in Texas,” the group also includes four dancers dressed in lederhosen, dirndl, and knee socks.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
chained_bear commented on the word lederhosen
For added fun, see one of these things is not like the others.
Or, click here. (Don't miss the "high tech" version on the same page.)
July 25, 2009
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word lederhosen
I'm sure that wind up thing would make a magnificent birthday present for someone! ;-)
July 25, 2009
colt4x5 commented on the word lederhosen
My brother and I actually wore these things, back in the mid-1960s, when we lived in Germany (but nowhere near Bavaria). And trust me, we weren't alone.
March 8, 2010