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Definition of octopus trousers noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

octopus trousers

noun

/ˈɒktəpəs traʊzəz/

/ˈɑːktəpʊs traʊzərz/

(British English)

(North American English octopus pants)

[plural]

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trousers which have many long narrow pieces of material hanging from them

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