meggings
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of man + leggings; compare treggings, jeggings.
Noun edit
meggings pl (plural only)
- (neologism, informal) tights or leggings for men.
- 2009 March 9, Jonathan Heaf, “Coming your way: leggings for men”, in The Guardian[1]:
- On the catwalk, in magazines, on the legs of industry "muses" such as Jethro Cave (son of Nick), meggings are everywhere.
- 2012 December 9, Tom Teodorczuk, “Men in tights: how ‘meggings’ are taking fashion by storm”, in Telegraph[2]:
- Uniqlo is already selling Meggings on its British website, and their success in New York is seen as an indication they will also prove popular here.