hiphugger

[ hip-huhg-er ]
/ ˈhɪpˌhʌg ər /

adjective

(of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.

noun

hiphuggers, trousers having this type of waistline.

Origin of hiphugger

First recorded in 1965–70; hip1 + hug + -er1

British Dictionary definitions for hip-huggers

hip-huggers

pl n

mainly US trousers that begin at the hips instead of the waist Usual Brit word: hipsters