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long johns

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long johns
pl.n. Informal
Long, warm underwear.
[From the name John.]
long johns
Noun, pl
Informal long underpants
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Noun1.long johns - warm underwear with long legs
underclothes, underclothing, underwear - undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Translations
French long johns [-dʒɔnz] npl → caleçons longs
German long johns [-dʒɔnz] long npl → lange Unterhose f
Italian long johns [-dʒɔnz] npl → mutande fpl lunghe
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Seems that young Toby, on her way to town with Mama and Papa, is bounced out of the family wagon and into the deep woods, where she meets up with one after another ferocious beast--wolf, cougar, skunk, porcupine, bear--each of which she fends off with an article of clothing, Sambolike, until she's reduced to her red long johns.
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lightweight polyester or polypropylene undershirt and long johns
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