Definition of "bell-bottoms" [bell-bottoms]

• Trousers with legs that flare at the bottom. (noun-plural)

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• "Granted, between bell-bottoms and cheap polyester, it had moments of caricature, but what decade is fully above reproach?"
• "And more to the point, can I borrow those bell-bottoms?"
• "He's the guy who will start wearing bell-bottoms when the cool kids are tight-rolling their jeans."