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pants

pants

91 4.0
A woman's underwear that covers the lower body and each leg
  • noun
  • /pænts/
  • UK
: braga
  • Can you put some pants on, please?
  • women's pants
  • a pair of pants
  • wear pants

Examples

  • Hey, can I have my pants back now?

    Hit Man (2024)

  • I had purple shirt, purple pants and purple shoes.

  • - Those are my pants.

    Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

  • Every day I'm wearing the same pants, season long pants.

  • I think finding pants that are long enough is one of the hardest things.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And the girls had to wear white pants and the boys didn't.

  • Buster still had on those little purple pants, and May Anna was hanging around his neck.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hank is wearing dirty western pants, cowboy boots, an old white shirt, and a baseball cap.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I bought a lovely pair of pants for the summer festival.

  • She couldn't find her favorite pants and was upset about it.

Synonyms

underwear
vspants
506 1.0

Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes

refers more narrowly to the lower undergarment for women rather than all items
pantie
vspants
  • US
124 3.6

A pair of short underwear worn by women or girls

is wider in use across British styles rather than this short form
panty
vspants
  • US
117 2.6

A close-fitting piece of underwear for women or girls

is a general British term covering women's lower underwear styles
underpants
vspants
74 1.0

Clothes people wear under other clothes that cover the area from the waist to the upper thighs

is the British word often used specifically for women's versions of this item
drawers
vspants
  • Archaic
21 9.9

A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes

is the modern British term that usually replaces these older styles
knickers
vspants
  • UK
20 8.0

Underwear women wear under their clothes

is the broader British label that also includes this familiar plural form
pair of underwear
vspants
13 1.0

A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants

is the British everyday name used especially for women's single lower garments
bloomers
vspants
  • Archaic
4 8.5

Loose underpants that women wore under their dresses in the past

is the contemporary British word for current, usually close fitting lower underwear
underthing
vspants
  • Informal
3 8.4

A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt

is the standard British term for women's lower undergarments rather than slang
bikini pants
vspants
1 2.7

A small, tight pair of women's underwear cut like a bikini bottom

is the general British term that includes such specific cut styles
undergarb
vspants
1 5.9

Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear

is focused specifically on the women's lower underlayer rather than all underclothes

Idioms

to shit my pants
  • Offensive
10 9.9

To be very scared or surprised in a rude, informal way

to keep your pants on
  • Informal
7 8.6

Stay calm and be patient

caught with someone's pants down
  • Informal
6 9.5

Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens

to scare the pants off
  • Informal
4 8.2

To frighten someone very much

to beat the pants off
  • Informal
3 7.7

Win easily by a lot against another person or team

to fly by the seat of your pants
  • Informal
1 8.5

To make quick decisions without a plan

to put our pants on one leg at a time
  • Informal
1 9.3

To be ordinary like other people

to pee one's pants
  • Informal
1 8.4

To accidentally wet your clothes because you feel very scared, very excited, or laugh too hard

to shat one's pants
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Poop in your clothes by accident because you are very scared or shocked

to blow the pants off
  • Informal
8.8

To make someone very impressed or be much better than something

to crap one's pants
  • Offensive
9.9

To feel very scared and almost lose control of your body

to fill one's pants
  • NSFW
9.9

To be so frightened that you almost wet yourself

to lick the pants off
  • Informal
9.6

To beat someone completely or praise them too much

to get glad in the same pants one got mad in
  • Informal
9.9

To stop being angry and be happy again without changing anything

to keep one's pants on
  • Informal
8.5

To stay calm and patient instead of getting angry

to poop in one's pants
  • NSFW
9.9

To accidentally pass solid waste into your underwear because of fear or sickness

Compounds

hot pants
  • Archaic
15 3.4

Very short tight shorts worn by women as outer clothing

short pants
9 1.0

Trousers ending above the knee that people wear in warm weather or for sports

long pants
  • US
9 1.0

Trousers that reach the feet

stretch pants
  • US
4 2.3

Trousers made from elastic fabric that fit close to the body

seat-of-the-pants
  • Informal
2 8.5

Acting on instinct rather than careful planning

ski pants
  • UK
1 3.2

Trousers worn for skiing or as a fashion item that keep you warm and dry

pants presser
  • Archaic
1 6.0

A machine that removes wrinkles from trousers by pressing them between hot plates

toreador pants
1 7.6

Close-fitting women's pants that end at the calf like those worn by bullfighters

knee pants
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Short trousers that reach to the knee and are often worn by boys

bikini pants
1 2.7

A small, tight pair of women's underwear cut like a bikini bottom

pissy-pants
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who complains and gets upset very easily over small things

seat-of-the-pants decision
  • Informal
1 8.4

Choosing quickly without careful planning or thought

bellbottom pants
  • Archaic
1 4.0

Trousers with legs that become wide from the knee downward

bitchy-pants
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is unkind and complains about small things a lot

How Covering

boxershorts
1 1.9
briefs
25 1.5
pants
  • UK
91 4.0
bikini
174 1.0
thong
  • NSFW
62 6.5

Surface Forms

pants singular
panties plural
pant plural

Etymology

Pants comes from the longer word pantaloons, which comes from an Italian stage character called Pantalone who was shown wearing 'tight trousers'. So pants became the name for leg clothes and was later shortened to mean 'underwear' in British English, often used for women's underpants.