hot pants en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the 1970s.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) Very brief, tight shorts mainly worn by women and girls.
Her hot pants were so short, I could see her butt cheeks.
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(archaic) Someone (especially a woman) with a high sexual appetite.
‘That goddamned little hot pants!’ he shouted.
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 89:“I don’t wish to hurt your feelings, but KC has always been something of a hot pants.” “Damn,” I said, “I thought maybe you had told her what a Roscoe I was in bed.”
2012, Robert B. Parker, Hush Money, page 112:
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(plural, plural-only, slang) A lustful attraction toward somebody.
And if any fat little old lady with gray hair could have hot pants, she's got hot pants for you.
2014, Stanley Ellin, The Dark Fantastic:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot pants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
de Hotpants (small shorts) · de heiße Höschen (small shorts) · es pantaloneta corta (small shorts) · fr mini-short m micro-short (small shorts) · yue 熱褲 /热裤 (small shorts) · fi mikroshortsit (small shorts) · jam batty rider (small shorts) · ja ホットパンツ (small shorts) · es pantaloncito caliente (small shorts) · fi mikrosortsit (small shorts) · ko 핫팬츠 (small shorts) · nl hotpants (small shorts) · cmn 熱褲 /热裤 (small shorts) · es minishort (small shorts)