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khaki

[kak-ee, kah-kee] / ˈkæk i, ˈkɑ ki /






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I certainly stood out among the perfectly creased khaki pants and palm combs and top-buttoned flannels contrasted with my clueless bowl haircut and Ninja Turtle suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

"I'd grown up around it, we used to joke that if you cut my dad, he'd bleed khaki," she says.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Eugene Levert, chain-smoking next to a stack of books while wearing a vertical blue-striped button-down and khaki slacks, looked the scholarly mirror of Doug Lamplugh, in a horizontal blue-striped polo and khaki shorts.

From Slate May 4, 2026

She always appeared to call from a police station, dressed in a crisp khaki uniform and cap, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

In the flickering lantern light, the khaki fabric was nearly the same color as his skin, as though his face itself were another garment.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Gap, famous for its jeans, khakis, white T-shirts and hoodies, laid out its stores with clothing organised by size and style, which was a pioneering approach at the time.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Sometimes that meant embracing an almost retro preppiness, as Mill did when it came to the staff uniforms—polos and khakis for men, white tennis skirts and V-neck sweaters for women.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

In college I was skipped for an intramural team because a girl reviewing the candidates found a photo of me online, slumping in huge khakis.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Just jumped into the water — hat, glasses, khakis and all.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2025

Standing in the doorway waiting for me in his regulation Sanforized wash-and-wear khakis and pilot sunglasses, why, he very nearly almost looked handsome.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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