Pants
Pants are a type of clothing for the lower body. In American English, the term refers to trousers, while in British English, it is a shortened form of underpants. more...
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American English: Trousers
In North American English, pants are a long outer garment worn at the hips, which in British English are called trousers.
Trousers or "pants" can either be synonymous with pants or have a more formal connotation. Therefore, all trousers are pants, but not vice-versa: jeans are pants but not trousers, while slacks (formal pants) are both. This definition is consistent with other languages such as the Spanish pantalones, which is contrasted with pantalones cortos (shorts, or literally "short pants").
British English: Underpants
In British English, pants are undergarments. The word is synonymous with underwear, underpants or panties. It is a catch-all term that can denote anything from g-strings to boxer shorts, but all have the common feature that they are worn under trousers, skirts or pyjamas. In Japan, the word pantsu (パンツ) is a loanword from the English word pants and means underpants.
Other uses in British English
The word "pants" is used to mean the same as trousers in parts of North West England.;
The word "pants" has acquired humorous connotations in Britain in the last few decades, largely among younger people. Many stand-up comedians have used the word adjectively as a light pejorative term, especially when substituting the word "pants" for other nouns in famous quotes or excerpts.;
"Pants" can be used as a slang word for something that is below par. Its usage in this context originates from University students in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1993.;
Depending on the context pants may also be used in referring to sexual intercourse, and the act of "getting into someone's pants" implies that one has "scored".;
In Popular Culture
The movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants centers around (the American usage of) the garment.
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