hoogwaterbroek

== Dutch == === Etymology === From hoogwater (“high tide, high water, flood”) +‎ broek (“pants”); the joke being that pants which are somewhat too short would not get wet if worn during flooding events. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦoːxˈʋaː.tərˌbruk/ === Noun === hoogwaterbroek f (plural hoogwaterbroeken, diminutive hoogwaterbroekje n) (humorous) full-length pants which are unintentionally too short (and comically so, such as pants which a child has grown out of or poorly fitting hand-me-downs) (by extension) pants which are intended to be slightly shorter than full-length, as an expression of fashion