overalled

Wearing work garments

Wearing overalls—the garment with a bib front and shoulder straps, typically associated with farmers, mechanics, or manual laborers.

The word appears almost exclusively as an adjective modifying a person: an overalled farmer, overalled workers.

It evokes a working-class or rural image.

garment

bib

Mealtime chest covering

boilersuit · pinafore · pockets · button-up · zipper · sleeveless · cuffed · faded · patched · worn

workwear

mechanic

Vehicle maintenance professional

welder · painter · laborer · farmer · gardener · janitor · factory · workshop · industrial · protective

denim

indigo

Plant-derived blue dye

  • cottonPlant fiber for textiles
  • jeansCasual denim trousers
  • bluePrimary color; also sad

faded · worn · distressed · washed · raw · selvedge · twill · canvas · chambray · stonewashed

character

farmer

One who cultivates land

hayseed · bumpkin · redneck · craftsman · artisan · hobbyist · painter · sculptor · Mario · minion

aesthetic

rustic

Rural and unrefined

nostalgic · Americana · country · down-home · homespun · heartland · pastoral · provincial · quaint · old-fashioned

Opposites
formality of dress

overalledsuited

Properly matched or fitted

tuxedoed · besuited · dressed to the nines · well-dressed · black-tie

social class signaling

overalledfur-coated

Wearing animal pelts

liveried · jeweled · top-hatted · pinstriped

Phrases
Family

overall, overalls, coverall, coveralls

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G