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
: in an embarrassing position (as of being unprepared to act)
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Fancy Pants: 8 Words for Clothes
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