Meaning & use
Bellbottom
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Describing trousers that flare out widely from the knee down, resembling the shape of a bell.
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She wore a pair of bellbottom jeans that were popular in the 1970s.
The vintage shop had a whole rack of bellbottom pants from decades past.
A note on using this word
Bell-bottoms originated as sailors' trousers, easy to roll up and remove quickly, before becoming a fashion statement in the 1960s and 70s.
Words with a similar meaning
flaredbell-bottomed
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Words with an opposite meaning
straight-legged
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