Definition of BREEKS

breeks

Plural: breeks

Noun

  • Plural of breek, meaning breeches or short trousers.
  • A Scottish or northern English term for trousers or breeches.
  • Pants, breeches.

Examples

  • He played BREEKS for a respectable score, though it wasn’t a kick-in-the-pants victory.
  • He was so excited, he practically jumped out of his BREEKS when he saw the ’Q’.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English breke, Northern variant of brechis (“trousers”), from Old English brēċ (“breeches”), plural of brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”). More at breeches.

Scrabble Score: 12

breeks: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
breeks: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
breeks: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

breeks: valid Words With Friends Word