athleisure

English

Etymology

Blend of athletic + leisure

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ăth'-lēʹ-zhər, ăth'-lĕzhʹ-ɚ, IPA(key): /ˌæθ.ˈliː.ʒɚ/, /ˌæθ.ˈlɛʒ.ɚ/
  • Hyphenation: ath‧lei‧sure
  • Rhymes: -iːʒɚ, -ɛʒɚ

Noun

athleisure (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) Clothing that is appropriate for both athletic and leisure pursuits.
    • 2020 June 22, Flora Tsapovsky, “Once a WFH Staple, Athleisure Gets Down to Business”, in Wired:
      Of course, the athleisure category—infusing seemingly sporty clothes with a wear-it-all-day premise—has been booming for a while now.
    • 2024 February 2, Alaina Demopoulos, quoting Chloë Sevigny, “‘I’m annoying, to some degree’: New York’s dog owners debate Chloë Sevigny’s anti-pup take”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      “The athleisure and the dogs are taking over, and that’s really unfortunate,” Sevigny said. “Everybody’s in Lululemon and has a fucking dog and it’s driving me crazy. I’m sorry, dog lovers. There are too many of you.”

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