britches
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of britches
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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On social media—particularly the “Walterboro Word Of Mouth” Facebook page—Hill haters began to emerge, asking whether she had grown too big for her britches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The Bengals spent less than one year in their underdog Underoos before becoming too big for their britches.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
You can’t be too big for your britches or you’ll get a pie in the face.’”
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2022
Yes, it triggers my happy Thanksgiving memories of being at my grandparents house with my cousins and aunts and uncles, riding horses and standing by the fire until my britches got hot to the touch.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022
Thinking that maybe I had a hole in the seat of my britches, I looked over to my reflection in a plate-glass window.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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