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

In 2014, following the now-infamous see-through yoga pants episode, Advent again stepped in to buy half Wilson’s stake for $845 million. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Athleisure takes over The hordes of people flying, cruising and sightseeing in yoga pants, moisture-wicking tops, sweatpants and tracksuits are not part of a fitness flash mob. —Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2026

These have a wide-leg fit and are designed with some stretch, leading shoppers to call them as comfortable as yoga pants. —Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026

For a more traditional fit, the sleek AllTheForm Leggings are your best bet at $78, while the AllTheFeels Slim Flares are an elevated alternative to yoga pants that are marked down in three gorgeous shades. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yoga pants

• confidants
• sycophants
• underpants
• ants
• aunts
• chants
• grants
• krantz
• lants
• plants
• rants
• slants