SHORT PANTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does short pants mean? 

• SHORT PANTS (noun)
  The noun SHORT PANTS has 1 sense:

1. (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

  Familiarity information: SHORT PANTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORT PANTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

short pants; shorts; trunks

Hypernyms ("short pants" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "short pants"):

Bermuda shorts; Jamaica shorts ((used in the plural) short pants that end at the knee)

hot pants (skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment)

lederhosen (leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria)