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 nouna pants leg
—sometimes used in the singular form pant especially before another noun and in clothing catalogsa pant leg
a classic khaki pant
2
chiefly British
: men's underpants
3
: pantie
pantsed; pantsing; pantses
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
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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“Pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pants. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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