yoga pants

noun

variants or less commonly yoga pant

: leggings (see leggings sense 1a) designed for wear when practicing yoga postures

a pair of yoga pants

… she noticed that her friends in London were wearing yoga pants with a smart blazer to Cipriani for lunch.

—Rob Haskell

—sometimes used in the singular form yoga pant especially in marketing or fashion writing or when used before another noun

The Classic adidas three-stripe design meets high-waisted performance in a great all-around yoga pant.

—Suzannah Kolbeck

These pants are comfy like sweats but made of a lighter, stretchier fabric in a yoga pant style.

—Suzy Forman

Examples of yoga pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And — unlike most standard yoga pants — this pair has two roomy side pockets that can hold small essentials like a phone and wallet. —Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

The back has a convenient drop-in pocket, and overall, these pants fit just like leggings, but have a light flare at the bottom that gives them a more relaxed fit, reminiscent of yoga pants from the 2010s. —Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024

Briggs New York Women’s Super Stretch Pants $30 These pants may have the appearance of a highly elevated pair of work pants, but are actually made with a super comfortable and flexible elastic-rayon blend that gives them the feeling of your favorite yoga pants. —Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024

And right now, shoppers are snapping up hoodies and crewneck sweatshirts, as well as bottoms like leggings and yoga pants. —Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

Comfort is king here, and these yoga pants can be dressed up for class or dressed down for lounging at home. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024

Sleek enough to be dressed up with a pair of trousers or even styled down with leggings or yoga pants, this flattering and breathable sweater will quickly become a mainstay in your travel wardrobe for the new year. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2024

These yoga pants come in classic black as well as navy and green and the sizes range from extra small to 3X and petite to tall. —Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023

The clichés of casual 2000s Hollywood style, from Juicy Couture sweatsuits to Uggs to yoga pants, are often held up as examples of the downfall of fashion, if not civilization. —Rory Satran, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above