dress pants

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Dress pants are trousers suitable for formal or professional settings—the kind worn with a button-down shirt rather than a T-shirt.

They typically feature a smooth fabric, pressed creases, and a tailored fit: He changed into dress pants for the interview.

The term distinguishes them from casual pants like jeans or khakis.

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