Slacks
Slacks noun - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear.
Trousers
Trousers noun - An outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle.
Usage example: picked up his trousers from the dry cleaners
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- Tropes dealing with pants, jeans, slacks, chinos, clamdiggers, capris, shorts, trousers, hose, and all such similar garments.
Source: Tropes in Pants -
A morning coat and striped trousers, or (if on his country estate) a tweed suit, usually with matching flat cap and possibly with plus-fours instead of slacks.
Source: Quintessential British Gentleman -
Everyone's outfit from the waist down is unique - while the girls all wear pleated skirts and the boys dark slacks, the color pattern on the skirts varies, as does the styling on the trousers.
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