longs

Etymology

noun

1. plural of long

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of long

noun

1. Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
   We then got dressed in our assault kit; one vest, two shirts, two jerseys, one lumber jacket, one pair of shorts, one pair of pajama longs, one pair of longs, one pair of snow goggles, a balaclava, two pairs of gloves, one pair of mitts […] 1957, Boys' Life, volume 47, number 5, page 81
   On the other hand, Bruce Camlin was one of the new generation of ang moh who knew their place in the new order, the post-colonial era. When he walked in on his first day, he wore longs made of coarse khaki and shirts that came off a supermarket peg. 2013, Clement Mesenas, The Last Great Strike