hot pants

plural noun

: very short shorts

Examples of hot pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During Hilton’s party girl heyday, Lindsay Lohan was also often seen wearing wedges with shredded spray-on jeans or hot pants–her Chanel denim shorts with white Dior patent leather wedges were a personal highlight–while Jessica Alba often paired hers with an elegant dress on the red carpet. Alex Kessler, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024 Gwyneth Paltrow wore a daring sheer top, leather hot pants with nylon tights, statement bauble earrings and a sleek blazer to Vanity Fair and Saint Laurent's Oppenheimer film toast in L.A. 03 Julia Roberts When fashion speaks volumes! Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024 To paint the picture, Rodrigo belts her heart out wearing only a bra and hot pants at one point during the concert. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 The next night, Fox took in the festivities in a skin-baring look that consisted of a body-hugging lace-up crop top, teeny-tiny hot pants, a leather jacket and over-the-knee cowboy boots. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024 Think: hot pants over cardigans; bare torsos instead of twee brooches. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024 For their evening at the Formula 1 (F1) racing event, Klum wore a risqué, all-black ensemble — high-waisted hot pants, fishnet tights, thigh-high boots and to (not) top it off, no shirt. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023 Her trick to pulling off the trend: wearing tiny high-rise hot pants instead. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023 Instead of the usual briefs and G-strings worn beneath sheer maxi skirts and lace pants, stars have begun ditching the cover-up altogether and just stepping out in a pair of hot pants. Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot pants was in 1970

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“Hot pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pants. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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