meggings

English

Etymology

Blend of man +‎ leggings; compare treggings, jeggings.

Noun

meggings pl (plural only)

  1. (neologism, informal) tights or leggings for men.
    • 2009 March 9, Jonathan Heaf, “Coming your way: leggings for men”, in The Guardian‎:
      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:
      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.

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