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pedal pushers

–noun
slacks that extend to about the midpoint of the calf, worn by girls and women, originally used when cycling.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism
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pedal pushers  
pl.n.  Calf-length slacks worn by women and girls.

[From their originally being worn by bicyclists.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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