Dackers

/ˈdækərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dacker; multiple people who dack, or Australian slang for trousers/pants (from 'Dacca' cotton).

Etymology

From 'dacker' plus the plural suffix '-s.' The clothing meaning may derive from 'Dacca' (a type of fine cotton), which is where durable trousers were historically made.

Kelly Says

The Australian slang 'dackers' for trousers shows how fabric names can become clothing names—just as 'denim' comes from the city of Nîmes, 'dackers' comes from Dacca cotton, and both reveal how trade and manufacturing influenced what we call things.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳክክርስ
dak-kirs
ARالعربية
دكّرز
dak-karz
BNবাংলা
ড্যাকার্স
dak-ars
CACatalà
dackers
dak-ers
CSČeština
dackers
dak-ers
DADansk
dackers
dak-ers
DEDeutsch
Dackers
dak-ers
ELΕλληνικά
dackers
dak-ers
ESEspañol
dackers
dak-ers
FAفارسی
دکرز
dak-arz
FISuomi
dackers
dak-ers
FRFrançais
dackers
dak-ers
GUGU
ડાકર્સ
dā-kar-su
HAHA
dackers
dak-ers
HEעברית
דקרים
dak-rim
HIहिन्दी
डॅकर्स
dak-ers
HUMagyar
dackers
dak-ers
IDBahasa Indonesia
dackers
dak-ers
IGIG
dackers
dak-ers
ITItaliano
dackers
dak-ers
JA日本語
ダッカーズ
dakkāzu
KKKK
dackers
dak-ers
KMKM
ដាក្កើស
dak-keus
KO한국어
닥커스
dak-keoseu
MRMR
डॅकर्स
dak-ers
MSBahasa Melayu
dackers
dak-ers
MYမြန်မာ
ဒက်ကာ
dek-ka
NLNederlands
dackers
dak-ers
NONorsk
dackers
dak-ers
PAPA
ਡੈਕਰਸ
dak-ars
PLPolski
dackers
dak-ers
PTPortuguês
dackers
dak-ers
RORomână
dackers
dak-ers
RUРусский
dackers
dak-ers
SVSvenska
dackers
dak-ers
SWKiswahili
dackers
dak-ers
TAதமிழ்
டாக் கர்ஸ்
taak-kar-su
TEతెలుగు
డాకర్స్
dā-kar-su
THไทย
ดักเกอร์ส
duk-gers
TLTL
dackers
dak-ers
TRTürkçe
dackers
dak-ers
UKУкраїнська
dackers
dak-ers
URاردو
ڈیکر
dek-er
VITiếng Việt
dackers
dak-ers
YOYO
dackers
dak-ers
ZH中文
达克尔斯
dá kè'ěr
ZUZU
idackers
ee-dak-ers

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