parachute pants
plural noun
: baggy casual pants of lightweight fabric often with an elastic or drawstring at the waist and the cuffs
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Ami arrived at Klum’s Halloween bash dressed as her character Zoey, wearing patchwork parachute pants, as seen in the film’s opening scene.
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Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
These trendy, low-profile Onitsuka Tiger tennis shoes look casual, yet totally intentional, when paired with these three-stripe Adidas parachute pants.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Discipbush Baggy Parachute Pants with Pockets Consider this our official petition to bring back parachute pants.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tory Burch Emhoff wore a taupe snap button leather jacket over a striped blouse, adding on gray parachute pants and tan pumps.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Giana Levy, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
These trendy, low-profile Onitsuka Tiger tennis shoes look casual, yet totally intentional, when paired with these three-stripe Adidas parachute pants.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Discipbush Baggy Parachute Pants with Pockets Consider this our official petition to bring back parachute pants.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Tory Burch Emhoff wore a taupe snap button leather jacket over a striped blouse, adding on gray parachute pants and tan pumps.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parachute pants
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“Parachute pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parachute%20pants. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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