Underwear or underpants (not trousers as in American English); also means rubbish
Pants
Example Sentences
"I need to buy some new pants."
"That film was pants!"
Etymology & History
British underwear or rubbish. British dual clothing and criticism meaning. 'Underpants' British. 'That's pants!' British terrible. Americans pants = trousers British. Reflects British-American clothing vocabulary reversal.
Word Details
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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