(idiomatic, colloquial) To have sex with someone, especially for the first time.
(UK, slang) Rubbish; something worthless. You're talking pants! The film was a load [or pile] of pants.
If you say that something is pants, you mean that it is very poor in quality. [British, informal] The place is pants, yet so popular.
The word comes from the name of a stock figure in the commedia dell'arte, a form of Italian comic theater popular throughout Europe from about the 16th to the mid-18th century. Pantalone, as he was called, was a greedy, lecherous, scheming old man who often ended up being duped and humiliated.
Since pantaloons were associated with a slimmer fit, when wider trousers came into fashion in England, 'pants' came to refer to the more snug garments worn underneath trousers. Hence pants meaning 'underpants'.
to urinate in your clothes: Tilly had wet her pants so I was looking for somewhere to change her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A clothing-optional party, where the intent is to engage in sexual activity.
adjective. Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.
The word 'pants' in Australia refers almost exclusively to trousers, while Australians will usually call underwear 'a pair of undies' or just 'undies', which is a plural form indicating that it is short for 'underpants'.
(informal, idiomatic) To wet oneself; to urinate in one's clothes while wearing them.
For most people around the world, pants means trousers, but in British English, pants is often used to refer to someone's underpants. In fact, all those years ago, if you said someone's name is pants, then it was similar to saying that person's name is in the mud. The English, of course, preferred the word trousers.
idiom US informal (UK wear the trousers) Add to word list Add to word list. (especially of a woman) to be the person in a relationship who is in control and who makes decisions for both people: Brian may seem domineering, but it's Lisa that really wears the pants in that relationship.
“If she's sitting with her legs crossed and her top leg is slightly swinging, or if her foot is pointed toward him, she's attracted,” says Maresca-Kramer. If you notice this happening, return the gesture by mimicking her posture. Turning your hips towards her is a great signal that the feeling is mutual.
Depending on your laundry schedule, you might need more than 5 pairs of pants. But for most people, 4 to 5 pairs of casual pants, including denim jeans, are more than enough to meet everyday needs. Keep in mind that you don't need to wash your casual pants too often.
When it comes to relationships, it seems there is often a driving force behind the couple, or one partner who seems to always have the upper hand. This is often referred to as “wearing the pants.” The partner who “wears the pants” is the one most often in control of the relationship.
wear the pants. Exercise controlling authority in a household, as in Grandma wears the pants at our house. This idiom, generally applied to women and dating from the mid-1500s, a time when they wore only skirts, equates pants with an authoritative and properly masculine role.
Adjective. crazypants (comparative more crazypants, superlative most crazypants) (slang) Crazy.
To have an orgasm while wearing your jeans or to be sexually excited while still wearing clothes.
flood pants pl (plural only) Pants suitable for wear in high water. quotations ▼ Pants that are too short.
It happens. Unexpectedly peeing yourself when you laugh too hard or when a sneeze takes you by surprise is not as uncommon as you might think. Losing control of your bladder, whether it is a slight pee slip or a complete release of your bladder, is called urinary incontinence.
A brassiere is the same as a bra.
noun. /mɪndʒ/ /mɪndʒ/ (British English, taboo, slang) the female sex organs or pubic hair.
In British English, a group selfie is called selvie.