: the seam on the inside of the leg of a pair of pants
also
: the length of this seam
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The inseam length varies from brand to brand on men’s sweatpants.
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Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
Between the waist, hips, inseam, and overall fit, shopping for the perfect-fitting pants can be quite the challenge.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
To Saunders, trousers inseams are given new life when they’re designed to come across as twisted.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Between gaping waists and inseams that don’t hit quite right, finding that magical pair is the ultimate sartorial challenge.
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
Between the waist, hips, inseam, and overall fit, shopping for the perfect-fitting pants can be quite the challenge.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
To Saunders, trousers inseams are given new life when they’re designed to come across as twisted.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Between gaping waists and inseams that don’t hit quite right, finding that magical pair is the ultimate sartorial challenge.
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Inseam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inseam. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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inseam
noun
in·seam
ˈin-ˌsēm 
: the seam on the inside of the leg of a pair of pants
also
: the length of this seam
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