adj
Meaning 1
Of inferior quality, rubbish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Examples
- Your mobile is pants — why don’t you get one like mine?
Meaning relationships
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adj
Of inferior quality, rubbish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
plural of Pant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, India, New-Zealand, Northern-England, Philippines, Singapore, South-Africa, US, plural, plural-only
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noun
An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
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noun
Rubbish; something worthless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only, slang
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noun
plural of pant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
To pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants.
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verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of pant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
underpants worn by women
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bloomers, drawers, knickers
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: underpants
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)der. Italian Pantalonebor. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.
Across languages
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