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pants

plural noun

1 British

underpants, briefs, boxer shorts, boxers, long johns, bikini briefs;

G-string, thong;

British knickers, Y-fronts, tanga briefs, French knickers, camiknickers;

North American shorts, undershorts;

informal panties, undies, frillies;

British, informal kecks, smalls;

Canadian, informal gotch, gotchies;

dated drawers, bloomers;

North American, dated step-ins;

historical pantalettes, Directoire drawers.

2 North American

trousers, slacks;

British, informal trews, strides, kecks;

Australian, informal daks;

Australian, & South African, informal rammies;

dated unmentionables;

British, dated reach-me-downs.

pants Oxford Dictionary of English