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US /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/ UK /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/
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1 noun · informal or dialectal:... trousersbreechespants
Word family
Related forms breechestrousers

Etymology

An alteration of breeches, recorded from the sixteenth century. The pronunciation spelling became especially associated with informal and regional speech in Britain and North America.

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