jeggings
noun blending
A pair of leggings that are made to look like skinny jeans. They are colored, patterned and cut like jeans. Many people find that wearing leggings is more comfortable than wearing jeans, so leggings were made that look very similar, when worn, to a pair of jeans. This allows one to be comfortable as if wearing leggings but to have the style of wearing jeans.
Etymology : blending of the words “jeans” and “leggings”
Source : “I love jeggings. It’s like you’re wearing jeans but so much more comfortable.” (friend, August 2010)
Last modified: 8 December 2010