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onesie

[wuhn-zee]

noun

  1. a one-piece leisure or sleeping garment for an adult, usually combining a long-sleeved top with long pants.



Trademark.
  1. Onesies, a brand name for one-piece garments for infants, the lower portion resembling briefs and having snaps across the crotch for convenience in diapering. Although a trademarked term, it is often spelled as lowercase onesie, referring to a single garment.

onesie

/ ˈʌԳɪ /

noun

  1. a one-piece garment combining a top with trousers, worn by adults as leisurewear

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of onesie1

First recorded in 1980–85; originally a trademark
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Example Sentences

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Though the photo cuts off the top half of the cardigan-clad baby’s face, presumably for privacy reasons, her name can be seen boldly emblazoned — in gold, of course — on her plain white onesie.

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The post included a number of family photos, including several of George in a onesie and a shot of the couple’s 2-year-old daughter Bridget checking out her new little brother.

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Nor did FDR mock Churchill’s wartime “siren suit” onesie that the prime minister wore on U.S. visits, as Trump’s crowd did the dressed-down Zelensky.

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A man dressed in a Pikachu onesie sits along the roots, swigging water and catching a breath.

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She had managed to consume 24 socks, a scrunchie, two hair ties, a shoe insert, a onesie and multiple pieces of cloth.

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When To Use

What else does onesie mean?

A onesie is a one-piece item of loungewear or sleepwear. Traditionally, onesies are worn by babies, but they exploded into adult novelty fashion in the 2010s.How is onesie pronounced?[wuhn-zee]

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