dungaree
noun
dun·ga·ree
ˌdəŋ-gə-ˈrē 
ˈdəŋ-gə-ˌrē
1
: a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from colored yarns
specifically
: blue denim
2
Examples of dungaree in a Sentence
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The 13 Going on 30 actress, 51, went blackberry-picking on her Oklahoma farm this weekend and shared a video of herself stylishly eating the wild fruits in striped dungarees and a beige bucket hat.
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Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
Her dungarees and blue print bandanna were folded neatly under her head as though used as a pillow, the Globe reported in 1987.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Late-19th-century coal miners sported early versions of denim dungarees—the progenitors to jeans—noted Ms. Chapin, while white T-shirts rose to prominence when the U.S. Navy began issuing them to sailors around 1913.
—Todd Plummer, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
After accepting the sartorial task, the 50 First Dates actress, 48, pulled out a pair of denim dungarees for Pratt to wear.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Have hundreds of thousands of people across the world gone on social media to relentlessly mock the weird appearance of your anthropomorphic ring-loving blue hedgehog or pour scorn over your decision to hire Chris Pratt to voice your mustached, dungaree-wearing Italian plumber?
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron.
—Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
The Daily Mail's Caroline Parr quickly identified the dungarees as being from H&M. The affordable £15 outfit also comes with its own bodysuit, but Harry and Meghan seem to have opted for a different shirt.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 Sep. 2019
The two men are dressed as babies, and Kim’s dungarees—in an unsubtle nod to the tensions between the Asian country and the rest of the world—feature a grinning cartoon bomb.
—Natasha Frost, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2019
Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
Her dungarees and blue print bandanna were folded neatly under her head as though used as a pillow, the Globe reported in 1987.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
Late-19th-century coal miners sported early versions of denim dungarees—the progenitors to jeans—noted Ms. Chapin, while white T-shirts rose to prominence when the U.S. Navy began issuing them to sailors around 1913.
—Todd Plummer, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
After accepting the sartorial task, the 50 First Dates actress, 48, pulled out a pair of denim dungarees for Pratt to wear.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Have hundreds of thousands of people across the world gone on social media to relentlessly mock the weird appearance of your anthropomorphic ring-loving blue hedgehog or pour scorn over your decision to hire Chris Pratt to voice your mustached, dungaree-wearing Italian plumber?
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron.
—Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
The Daily Mail's Caroline Parr quickly identified the dungarees as being from H&M. The affordable £15 outfit also comes with its own bodysuit, but Harry and Meghan seem to have opted for a different shirt.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 Sep. 2019
The two men are dressed as babies, and Kim’s dungarees—in an unsubtle nod to the tensions between the Asian country and the rest of the world—feature a grinning cartoon bomb.
—Natasha Frost, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi dũgrī & Urdu dungrī
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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dungaree
noun
dun·ga·ree
ˌdəŋ-gə-ˈrē
1
: blue denim
2
plural
: trousers or work clothes made of blue denim
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