Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
pantaloons , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.
- noun Underpants.
- noun Underpants worn by women; panties.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pant . - noun fashion Plural form of
pant . - verb To
pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants. - adjective UK, slang of
inferior quality ,rubbish .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun underpants worn by women
Etymologies
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Examples
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*runs, runs, runs fawls to nees dat hurt and pants, pants, pants* Halp!
Told you washing machine was bad idea - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The term 'pants' comes from the Italian word pantalone.
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The term 'pants' comes from the Italian word pantalone.
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Should be out of diapers ... that poop in the pants is a dead give away to some critters.
How old do you think a boy should be before you take him hunting? 2009
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She loves wearing dresses & some days the only way I can get her into pants is to remind her that we do not get to climb trees in our dresses ... unless there are pants underneath.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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She loves wearing dresses & some days the only way I can get her into pants is to remind her that we do not get to climb trees in our dresses ... unless there are pants underneath.
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Peeing your pants is a good deterent for all sane people to avoid you, including liberals.
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I have a few favs: the girls flannel flower guitar on brownand the tomboy: cap sleeve t-heather gray, but I love them all! the smarty pants is adorable too!
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Searching prisoners pants is one of those jobs that we all have to do, but no one particularly likes doing.
What A Load Of Pants! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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For example, a POW could be wearing pants from a Frenchman,
Doug Nix 2010
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And saying goodbye to hard pants is just another way that the pandemic has altered the fabric — quite literally, in this instance — of our lives.
Opinion | Soft Pants: The Postpandemic Benefit That’s Here to Stay By 2023
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“Wearing hard pants” is quite literal — she meant the discomfort of wearing pants fashioned with a set waistband and made of a material with little natural give and no stretch fiber added to it.
Soft Pants v. Hard Pants – The Directrice the directrice 2024
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Tech pants utilize performance blends like polyester and spandex, making them ideal for active lifestyles with their stretch, moisture-wicking properties, and wrinkle resistance.
Chinos vs. Tech Pants vs. Jeans: How to Choose the Perfect Pair 2025
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I'm looking to pick up a few pairs of tech pants for an upcoming roadtrip and curious on the sub's thoughts on who makes the best these days.
Favorite tech pants for every day use? uncleguito 2025
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Tech pants look like traditional khakis, but are made with synthetic materials such as nylon and polyester. These pants have been popularized by the likes of Lululemon, Rhone, and Vuori. People love them for the stretch and comfort missing in most “regular” pants.
What are ‘Tech Pants’? Newest Men’s Fashion Craze. – Male Standard Male Standard 2025
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pants
Check out the Wikipedia entry for the British use of pants. Love it. My girlfriend started calling me "Pants" after I took to referring to girls as skirts.
January 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pants
Shortened from the original pantaloons.
March 6, 2007
kewpid commented on the word pants
A general term of annoyance.
e.g. “Aww pants!�?
October 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pants
Haha! Must use that some day. :-)
October 2, 2007
john commented on the word pants
My nephew, age 3 or so, is sitting quietly in a carseat, when apropos of nothing he blurts out "Aww man, why am I wearing pants?"
I now ask myself that question all the time. Don't alway have an answer.
October 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pants
Kid's a genius, John. Get him on Wordie ASAP. :-)
October 2, 2007
colleen commented on the word pants
"Pants" is also an expression of badness, such as, "I'm pants at checkers." or "This day has been absolute pants."
October 3, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pants
Yeah! I'll pants that!
October 3, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pants
I just never realized what a remarkably versatile word is pants. It's...why, it's the Pants!
October 3, 2007
shevek commented on the word pants
Also a verb, to pull someone's pants down by surprise.
July 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word pants
What you always wanted to read: a brief Japanese essay on pants.
February 11, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
278 Star Wars Lines Improved by Replacing a Key Word with "Pants."
March 3, 2009
dontcry commented on the word pants
HAR! A really productive *snort* Bah!
This is just the ticket for getting through PTA meetings with my sanity intact! Yay!
March 3, 2009
reesetee commented on the word pants
*guffaw*
March 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
"Difficult to see. Always in motion is the pants."
March 4, 2009
rolig commented on the word pants
"The pants that can be explained are not the real pants."
March 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
"Search your pants, you know it to be true."
March 4, 2009
plethora commented on the word pants
"A tremor in the Pants. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master."
One that's not in there but should be: "You don't want to sell me any pants. You want to go home and rethink your life."
March 4, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word pants
I know this meme as the Pants Game -- my friends and I used to play it in college. We took turns inventing lines such as these, not just from Star Wars but from any film.
Some I still remember:
"Drop your pants!"
--The Princess Bride
"Gondor has no pants. Gondor needs no pants!"
--The Lord of the Rings
March 4, 2009
reesetee commented on the word pants
And here I thought it was just my family....
March 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
The Pants Game!!! Wow, that sounds even more fun than Meerkat!
March 4, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word pants
Meerkat? What is Meerkat (other than a cute animal)?
March 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
Meerkat is when you make up stuff that rhymes with meerkat (or just cat), but you have to invent a clue so other people would guess your invented -kat.
I can't think of any good examples... How about, "A cat that spends a lot of time at the pub" clue might have the answer of "Beerkat."
There was one where the clue was, "A Founding Father -kat that is seen in many places," or something like that, and the answer was "A George-Washington-Slept-Here-kat."
I'm not explaining this well. Somebody pants me.
March 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
p.s. for Wordieternity, there's some pants fun going on over at we've got to get a reading on those pants, up or down!.
p.p.s. Weirdnet!!
March 4, 2009
LadyFi commented on the word pants
In the UK, the word 'pants' is also being used as slang to mean: bad. For example, last week Eddie Izzard tweeted that the weather was pants = bad.
Schoolkids also use pants to mean 'not good'.
June 9, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word pants
Interesting headline here.
October 13, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word pants
Strange article too.
April 2, 2011
blafferty commented on the word pants
Laughing so hard I can't see the screen ...
Sad to say the Star Wars list is no longer where the link takes you, and I can't find it anywhere. But here's a truncated list
May 4, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word pants
Mysteries of Vernacular: Pants. (http://vimeo.com/40556736)
September 16, 2012