hot pants
plural nounDefinition of hot pants
Examples of hot pants in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At the same time that Hari Nef was basking in the sun in a red checkered blazer, Kylie Jenner was rocking that same hue with a pair of hot pants. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Dua Lipa, Rihanna, and More Incredible Fashion Moments From this Weekend," 11 Mar. 2019 For the girl who likes to flaunt it, there's the classic hot pant—short shorts for those who have legs, and know how to use them. — Harper's BAZAAR, "10 Trends to Go All In On for 2019," 8 Jan. 2019 Just in time for the holiday season, Beyoncé has shared photos of her latest look on Instagram—a custom silver snakeskin A. Sauvage blazer dress, complete with matching hot pants. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Beyoncé Just Wore Silver Snakeskin Hot Pants, So I'm Buying Silver Snakeskin Hot Pants," 23 Dec. 2018 Her Technicolor beauty look offset the iconic character's uniform of a jet-black, second-skin PVC bustier and hot pants, replete with slinky evening gloves and plastic feline frames. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Rihanna Shuts Down Halloween As Only She Can—and Debuts Fall's Must-Have Lip Color," 1 Nov. 2018 Kim Kardashian West and Miley Cyrus have stepped out in sequined flag hot pants. — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, "Are flag-wearing celebs being disrespectful or just following their own American tradition?," 5 July 2018 The Guardian’s Maev Kennedy writes that Quant’s designs ranged from the daringly short hemlines of hot pants and miniskirts to the bright colors and patterns of her affordable yet high-fashion designs. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "The V&A Wants Your Help Locating Vintage Mary Quant Designs," 12 June 2018 Outside the festival’s seafront headquarters, young women in hot pants roller skate around distributing copies of a fashion magazine. — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, "Cannes, Where Weinstein Reigned, Reckons With #MeToo Fallout," 15 May 2018 At the Balenciaga Fall 2015 show, Kardashian left little to the imagination in this white mesh dress and hot pants. — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, "Kim Kardashian Just Got a Major Wardrobe Makeover," 8 June 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot pants.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on hot pants
What made you want to look up hot pants? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
-
- Which came first?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
Which word entered the English language first?
Take the quiz -
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
Do you know these earlier meanings of words?
Take the quiz -
Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz -
Syn City
Build a city of skyscrapers—one synonym at a time.
Play the game
Share hot pants
Resources for hot pants