Definition of pants
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
or less commonly pant \
ˈpant
\, 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)
pants
verb
pantsed; pantsing; pantses
Definition of pants (Entry 2 of 2)
US, informal
: to yank down the pants of (someone) as a prank or joke
Sandler plays Dave Buznik, a Brooklyn-born wimp, a patsy, a schlemiel so mild-mannered he makes other people want to pants him.— Lisa Schwarzbaum "I was standing on the corner with my friends and we saw some girls we knew from school," recalled Robert Alicea … "They were walking past when my friend decided it would be funny to pants me. The girls started yelling and pointing—it was horrible!"— Greg Downing
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The first known use of pants was in 1833
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