cut offs

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Cut offs are pants that have been cut short, typically jeans trimmed at the knee or thigh to make casual shorts: She wore cut offs and a tank top all summer.

The term also refers to points where something stops or is discontinued—a cut off date, a cut off for applications.

In infrastructure, a cut off valve or switch stops flow: Find the water cut off before the pipe bursts.

Also spelled cutoffs.

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Formal legwear for occasions

slacks · trousers · chinos · pleated trousers · dress shorts

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Casual denim trousers

long pants · trousers · maxi dress

aesthetic style

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Formal legwear for occasions

formal wear · business attire · office wear

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G