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''.
== 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'' an 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''.

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Other uses in British English

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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.

See also

★ Breeches

★ Beach shorts

★ Clarence "Pants" Rowland

★ Cleavage (buttocks)

★ Codpiece

★ Exploding trousers

★ Hakama

★ Jeans

★ Knickers

★ Leggings

★ No Pants Day

★ Oxford bags

★ Pantalettes

★ Pantsing

★ Sagging (fashion)

★ Thai fisherman pants

★ Trousers