knockabouts
Casual everyday garments
Knockabouts are sturdy, casual clothes meant for rough use or hard wear—the kind you put on for yard work or messy projects without worrying about damage: She changed into her knockabouts before painting the shed.
The term can also refer to rough, boisterous play or performers who specialize in slapstick comedy.
Exaggerated physical humor
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
gags · hijinks · antics · clowning · buffoonery · physical comedy · tomfoolery · shenanigans
Aimless travelers, homeless rovers
- nomadsUnsettled, roving people
- trampsItinerant homeless people
- hobosMigrant homeless wanderers
- vagabondsHomeless itinerant travelers
wanderers · itinerants · transients · rovers · roamers · wayfarers · floaters · rolling stones
Relaxed and informal
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- looseNot firmly secured
- slouchyLimply relaxed in posture
- comfyPleasantly at ease
durable · sturdy · rugged · hardy · workwear · everyday · practical · unfussy
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
- yawlTwo-masted sailing vessel
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
- catboatFore-masted single-sail craft
skiff · gaff-rigged · sailboat · cruiser · dayboat · centerboard · jib · mainsail
Brief disorderly struggle
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- tussleBrief physical struggle
brawl · scrappy · boisterous · rowdy · rambunctious · rough-and-tumble · jostle · roughhouse
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
pratfall · gags · hijinks · antics · clowning · buffoonery · physical comedy · tomfoolery · shenanigans · mayhem
drifters
Aimless travelers, homeless rovers
vagabonds · wanderers · itinerants · transients · rovers · roamers · wayfarers · floaters · rolling stones · footloose
casual
Relaxed and informal
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- looseNot firmly secured
- slouchyLimply relaxed in posture
comfy · durable · sturdy · rugged · hardy · workwear · everyday · practical · unfussy · unpretentious
sloop
One-masted fore-and-aft rigger
catboat · skiff · gaff-rigged · sailboat · cruiser · dayboat · centerboard · jib · mainsail · tiller
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
tussle · brawl · scrappy · boisterous · rowdy · rambunctious · rough-and-tumble · jostle · roughhouse · scrap
knockaboutsformal attire
Dressy occasion clothing
formalwear · formal wear · evening wear · black tie · dress clothes