Definition of hot pants
: very short shorts
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At the Balenciaga Fall 2015 show, Kardashian left little to the imagination in this white mesh dress and hot pants.
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Monet X Change comes in sweeping the floor dressed as a janitor, which gives way to sparkling hot pants.
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Kathleen Renda: Dust off those disco eight-tracks and hot pants.
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The first two dozen looks in his show basically consisted of black drain-pipe trousers with a skimpy top and jacket and black hot pants with a skimpy top and jacket.
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Despite the bitter temperatures, designer Anthony Vaccarello’s latest showing proved to be another Paris Fashion Week sensation by way of sultry silhouettes—from the leather hot pants to the thigh-skimming sequin dresses—and mile-long limbs.
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And 1972 heralded the arrival of the Golden Girls, goodwill ambassadors decked out in gold-and-white hot pants.
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In 2011, Beyoncé skipped the red carpet, but was snapped wearing a blazer and hot pants during the show.
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The more down-market variations flaunt fishnets, kinky boots, hot pants, fur chubbies and harnesses.
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First Known Use of hot pants
1970
HOT PANTS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of hot pants for English Language Learners
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: very short and tight shorts for women
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