SINCE 1828
pants
nounDefinition of pants
1
or less commonly pant, chiefly US
: an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle
a pair of pants wearing short/long pants
—often used before another noun a pants leg —sometimes used in the singular form pant especially before another noun and in clothing catalogs a pant lega classic khaki pant
2
chiefly British
: men's underpants
3
: pantie
with one's pants down
US, informal
: in an embarrassing position (as of being unprepared to act)
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