English Explanatory Dictionary

daks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Trousers or underwear.
noun
  1. plural of dak
name
  1. plural of Dak

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 daks.ogg

Word forms

daks dacks

Etymology

From DAKS, trademark for a brand of trousers originally made in the 1930s by Simpsons of Piccadilly created by Alexander Simpson and his business partner Dudley Beck. Blend of dad + slacks, named after Simeon Simpson, the founder of the company and the American word for informal trousers.

Derived words

trackie daks underdaks
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