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gym shorts

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gym (short for gymnastics) + shorts

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  1. plural, plural only A type of relatively lightweight shorts with elastic waistbands designed for use in sports and physical activity, especially gym class. The terms basketball shorts and mesh shorts are used nearly synonymously with gym shorts in the United States, despite their different initial usage.

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noun type of shorts

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"gym shorts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gym%20shorts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gym shorts. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gym%20shorts

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"gym shorts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gym%20shorts.

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@misc{gym_shorts_2026,
  title = {gym shorts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gym%20shorts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}