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Jogginghose

tracksuit bottoms, sweatpants

noun JOG-ing-ho-ze Rare

Usage Note

Jogginghose originally meant trousers for jogging, but the term now covers any loose-fitting comfortable trousers worn at home or for sport. Wearing one outside is sometimes seen as gemütlich casualness and sometimes as poor style (Stilfrage).

Examples

"Am Wochenende trägt er meistens eine Jogginghose und ein T-Shirt zuhause."

Natural Translation

At the weekend he usually wears tracksuit bottoms and a T-shirt at home.

Literal Translation

At the weekend wears he mostly a tracksuit-bottom and a T-shirt at-home.

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