hot pants
[ hot pants for 1; hot pants for 2 ]
/ ˈhɒt ˌpænts for 1; ˈhɒt ˈpænts for 2 /
noun
(used with a plural verb) very brief and usually tight-fitting shorts for women and girls, first popularized in the early 1970s.
(used with a singular verb) Slang. strong sexual desire.
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Origin of hot pants
First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for hot pants
hot pants
pl n
very brief skin-tight shorts, worn by young women
slang a feeling of sexual arousalhe has hot pants for her
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Word Origin and History for hot pants
hot pants
"short-shorts," 1970, from hot (adj.) + pants (n.). Probably influenced by earlier sense of "sexual arousal" (1927).
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