athleisurewear
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of athletics + leisurewear.
Noun edit
athleisurewear (uncountable)
- Casual sports clothing.
- 1986 May, Jim Chase, Backpacker, page 46:
- The style in “athleisurewear”—those sportsy/outdoorsy-looking slacks, shorts, shirts, and jackets—was the soft, cool feel of all-cotton.
- 2005, Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway, What Would Jackie Do?, page 60:
- Marketers may call this comfy stuff "athleisurewear," but the boyfriend who spots you on Saturday morning at Whole Foods will be glad to simply call you an ex.
- 2015 September 28, Vanessa Friedman, “Armani and Missoni: In the Shadow of the Supermoon”, in New York Times[1]:
- When you think about it, the Missoni stretch knit was athleisurewear before athleisurewear was invented.