daks

daks: n pl

trousers. From the trademark name of a brand of casual trousers sold since the 1930s in Britain and Australia. The word's popularity was boosted by its use in the Barry McKenzie cartoon series in Private Eye magazine, usually in the phrase drop one's daks.

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daks — /daks/ (Aust inf) plural noun Trousers ORIGIN: Orig a trademark … Useful english dictionary
daks — [ dæks ] noun plural AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL pants … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
daks — /dæks / (say daks) plural noun Colloquial trousers. {trademark; coined by Alexander Simpson of Simpsons clothing store, Piccadilly, London, in 1934, from a blend of dad and slacks ; popularised in the Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in Private Eye.} …
Daks Tournament — The Daks Tournament was a golf tournament of the European circuit from 1950 to 1971. It was played at a number of different locations in England. Tournament hosts Years Host 1950 Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club 1951 Sunningdale Golf Club 1952 53… … Wikipedia
Daks — trousers, pants, underpants (trademark) … Dictionary of Australian slang
daks — Australian Slang trousers, pants, underpants (trademark) … English dialects glossary
daks — n. (Slang) trousers … English contemporary dictionary
daks — plural noun Austral./NZ informal trousers. Origin a proprietary name … English new terms dictionary
daks — UK [dæks] / US noun [plural] Australian informal trousers … English dictionary
dakš — dàkš (<dak+šen) imper.; Kos152 žr. 1 dak: Dàkš man, kur neši! Skr. Dàkš man, jei tau netinka! Grž. Vaikai, dàkšit kepures! Kp … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

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