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On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a 'Restoring Honor' revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob Hope would roll out Raquel Welch in white go-go boots on his U.S.O. tours to give our fighting men a morale lift in their khakis.
James Wolcott

Meaning of "khakis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KHAKIS

khakis  [ˈkɑːkɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHAKIS

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khakis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KHAKIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

khakis

Khaki

Khaki is a color, a light shade of yellow-green. Khaki is a loanword incorporated from Hindustani ख़ाकी and Urdu خاکی and is originally derived from the Persian: خاکی , which came to English from British India via the British Indian Army. It has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms, including camouflage. It has been used as a color name in English since 1848 when it was first introduced as a military uniform, and was called both drab and khaki - khaki being a translation of the English drab light-brown color. In Western fashion, it is a standard color for smart casual dress trousers for civilians.

Definition of khakis in the English dictionary

The definition of khakis in the dictionary is a garment made of khaki, especially pair of trousers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHAKIS


autarkies
ˈɔːtɑːkɪz
exarchies
ˈeksɑːkɪz
gynarchies
ˈdʒaɪˌnɑːkɪz
heptarchies
ˈheptɑːkɪz
matriarchies
ˈmeɪtrɪɑːkɪz
nomarchies
ˈnɒmɑːkɪz
octarchies
ˈɒktɑːkɪz
pentarchies
ˈpentɑːkɪz
squirarchies
ˈskwaɪərɑːkɪz
squirearchies
ˈskwaɪərɑːkɪz
thearchies
ˈθiːɑːkɪz
walkies
ˈwɔːkɪz
walky-talkies
ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHAKIS

khaddar
khadi
Khadijah
Khafre
Khakass Republic
Khakassia
khaki
khaki election
khaki-like
Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz
khalif
Khalkha
Khalsa
Khama
Khamenei
khamsin
khan
khanate
khanda
khanga

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHAKIS

analysis
axis
Balkis
basis
bis
crisis
Davis
dis
Francis
gratis
Harris
his
Illinois
is
Kazantzakis
lewis
Russkis
Theodorakis
this
Xenakis

Synonyms and antonyms of khakis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «khakis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHAKIS

Find out the translation of khakis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of khakis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «khakis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡其裤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caquis
570 millions of speakers

English

khakis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

khakis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكاكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хаки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cáqui
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

khakis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kakis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khakis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Khakis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーキ色の軍服
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카키색 바지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khakis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quần kaki
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காக்கிச் சீருடைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hakiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cachi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

khaki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хакі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kaki
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χακί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kakies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

khakis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

khakis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of khakis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHAKIS»

The term «khakis» is regularly used and occupies the 60.286 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHAKIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «khakis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «khakis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about khakis

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6 QUOTES WITH «KHAKIS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word khakis.
1
Willie Geist
I can't say for sure where I was headed the first time my mom put a blue blazer on me. Church, probably. West Side Presbyterian in Ridgewood, New Jersey, specifically, where my blazer was paired with a clip-on tie and a pair of khakis for a Sunday morning with my fellow congregants.
2
Tim Heidecker
Nothing impresses the ladies like a clean, pressed pair of khakis and a large pattern shirt featuring either classic cars, mojitos or men playing golf.
3
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Most of the time I'm in khakis and a white T-shirt. I'm a total Gap girl. Super casual, hair in a pony tail and no makeup.
4
Vanessa Minnillo
Well, the thing about my high school, which I loved, is that we had uniforms. But whenever we had a free dress day, it was prep-ville, with sweater vests and polo shirts and khakis and Dockers.
5
Chandler Parsons
My mom has accepted my style. My dad is a little suspect with all the bright colors and loud stuff. He's a khakis and polo kind of guy. He's OK with it, but the loud stuff, he says I'm his little daughter.
6
James Wolcott
On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a 'Restoring Honor' revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob Hope would roll out Raquel Welch in white go-go boots on his U.S.O. tours to give our fighting men a morale lift in their khakis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHAKIS»

Discover the use of khakis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to khakis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fashion - Philosophy for Everyone: Thinking with Style
Here is a shocker: khakis are not on the fashion fundamentals list. You might think nothing could be more neutral, innocent and solid than a good old pair of Gap khakis. But khakis had been black-listed. They were not even “a nice try.
Jessica Wolfendale, Jeanette Kennett, 2011
2
The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland
Years ago, Bill heard from a few friends that you could get some great khakis that were authentic World War II issue at an army surplus store down the road from his college. So he cranked up his jeep and drove to the source of the rumor.
Glenn Beck, 2008
3
CIO
KHAKIS. LIKE JEANS, are a ubiquitous wardrobe staple, equally favored by preppies and fashionistas, the privileged and the underclass, men and women. In a recent issue of LuxuryFinder magazine, wealthy entrepreneur Tim Jefferies ...
4
Men's Health
STYLING BY JESSICA FISCHBEIN AND SAMANTHA RUBIN ENSIBLE ' V Dants for All ^urposes A pair of khakis like these will take you places. (Anywhere, really) CONSIDER KHAKIS. Nifty heritage, sure, but at some point (probably on a ...
5
Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers: A Process Approach
This gives us the following list of outfits: red, jeans, sneakers blue, jeans, sneakers red, jeans, pumps blue, jeans, pumps red, khakis, sneakers blue, khakis, sneakers red, khakis, pumps blue, khakis, pumps white, jeans, sneakers green, jeans, ...
Mark Freitag, 2013
6
Consumer Behavior
Consequently, khakis have been treated like a commodity—until Gap decided to give khakis some soul. In 2007, Gap launched an advertising campaign emphasizing the personality of their khakis. In one particular ad, a young man is wearing ...
Frank Kardes, Maria Cronley, Thomas Cline, 2010
7
Everyday Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Reading Effective ...
The campaign that it came up with featured voice-overs by Roseanne's television husband, John Goodman. In the best of the ads, entitled “I Am,” a thirtyish man wakes up, his hair all mussed, pulls on a pair of white khakis, and half sleepwalks  ...
Katherine J. Mayberry, 2008
8
What Men Don't Get About Women
For some reason, the new American male uniform of business, casual wear and life in general is a golf shirt and khakis. Most of the time, the golf shirt was given to you by a corporation or a team. The shirts never fit well but because it was free,  ...
Scot Ferrell
9
Sergeant Kennedy's World War II Diary: An Account of His ...
I just don't remember of seeing your khakis. I'll look again. I don't know, but I'll look again.” I thought, “There's a crooked s.o.b. if I ever saw one. He wants Lyter's khakis.” Lyter: “I can't understand that – I had only my khakis, a pair of socks and a ...
William M. Kennedy, 2010
10
Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Third Edition
Here's the beginning of an interactive session to show you what I mean: >>> mike = ["khakis", "dress shirt", "jacket"] >>> mr_dawson = mike >>> honey = mike >>> print(mike) [“khakis', “dress shirt“, 'jacket“] >>> print(mr_dawson) [“khakis', ...
Michael Dawson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHAKIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term khakis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Analysis: Interpersonal frictions leave transportation bill unsatisfactory
Don Benton, R-Vancouver, in blue shirt and khakis, applauds as Gov. Jay Inslee signs the transportation package into law last week. «The Columbian, Jul 15»
2
John Varvatos closes out inaugural #NYFWM in rock star style
... abstract animal prints, windowpane checks, muted khakis and dusty aubergines to keep the runway from looking like a referee convention. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
“Thank you for calling tech support, now please die”
A few minutes later, a gentleman dressed in the immortal and unchanging tech uniform of khakis and a branded polo shirt led me through a pair ... «Ars Technica UK, Jul 15»
4
TV-news director befriended all
He dressed classic preppy in loafers and khakis with an American flag pin and "I love Orlando" pin. He smoked Kent cigarettes, savored egg ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Congratulations, ISIS
That pudgy, middle-aged guy wearing khakis in the mall, who unbeknownst to you, is a former 0311 and armed, will dump your sorry ass before ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
6
10 things every working woman must have in her wardrobe
Khakis or chinos. Brown is an essential colour in any work wardrobe. A pair of chinos will take you through rough weather and board meetings, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Eroding civilian supremacy
In order to establish their respective institutional superiority, there has been a constant tug of war between the politicians and the khakis. «The Nation, Jul 15»
8
Yeah, breeches! Walter White's Breaking Bad costumes up for auction
... as Lot 77: Walter White's green flannel button-up shirt and khaki pants from Ozymandias (“Walt wears a green flannel button-up and khakis in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Jeb Bush Becomes Latest Politician To Take On The Gig Economy
Sporting khakis, a blue blazer, and an open collar, he jokingly warned the young engineers, marketers, and designers before him not to get too ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
10
Despite quick conviction, theater shooting trial isn't over
Dressed in a blue shirt and khakis, and flanked by his public defenders, Holmes stood impassively with his hands in his pockets the whole time. «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

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