yoga pants

noun

variants or less commonly yoga pant
: leggings (see leggings sense 1a) designed for wear when practicing yoga postures
a pair of yoga pants
… she noticed that her friends in London were wearing yoga pants with a smart blazer to Cipriani for lunch.Rob Haskell
sometimes used in the singular form yoga pant especially in marketing or fashion writing or when used before another noun
The Classic adidas three-stripe design meets high-waisted performance in a great all-around yoga pant.Suzannah Kolbeck
These pants are comfy like sweats but made of a lighter, stretchier fabric in a yoga pant style.Suzy Forman

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Lululemon, meanwhile, offered holiday guidance that was in line with expectations as the yoga pants retailer expressed some caution with the company’s fourth quarter outlook. Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 The compressive yoga pants come in four colors, from brown to olive green, and tall, regular, and petite sizing, which is great news for short women like me. Erin Johnson, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Your lifestyle might warrant a bunch of power suits or be oriented more toward yoga pants—whatever your needs, separate all those items by category. Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 Take advantage of the new Disney x lululemon launch and get yoga pants, oversized sweatshirts, shorts, hats and much more. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yoga pants 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yoga pants was in 1973

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“Yoga pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yoga%20pants. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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