pants

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /pænts/ Rhymes: -ænts === Etymology 1 === Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun. ==== Noun ==== pants pl (plural only, attributive pant) (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines, Singapore, Northern England) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.] (chiefly UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.] (UK, slang) Rubbish; something worthless. ===== Synonyms ===== (outer garment): breeks, britches, hosen, slacks, strides, trousers (undergarment): see Thesaurus:underwear ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Japanese: パンツ (pantsu)→ English: pantsu→ Mandarin: 胖次 (pàngcì)→ Korean: 빤스 (ppanseu) ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== pants (comparative more pants, superlative most pants) (UK, slang) Of inferior quality, rubbish. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== pants (third-person singular simple present pantses, present participle pantsing, simple past and past participle pantsed) To pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants. ===== Synonyms ===== (pull someone’s pants down): depants, de-pants, debag, (British) keg, (Australian) dack, (Canada) sag ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== pants plural of pant === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== pants third-person singular simple present indicative of pant === References === === Further reading === pants on Wikipedia.Wikipedia pantsing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === NAPTs, snapt == Latvian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === pants m (1st declension) verse, stanza (section of poem or song lyric) (law) paragraph, article, clause (section of legal document) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English track pants. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpants/ [ˈpãn̪t̪s] Rhymes: -ants Syllabification: pants === Noun === pants m pl (plural only) (Mexico) joggers (athletic trousers); sweatpants (Mexico) tracksuit === Further reading === “pants”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Swedish == === Noun === pants indefinite genitive singular of pant