Dictionary

pantyhose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpæntɪhəuz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English panty Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose English pantyhose From panty + hose.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, plural, plural-only) Thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.
   • The last stall on the left is oversized, big enough for two people. Y.T.’s mom goes in, followed by the proctor, who closes and locks the door. Y.T.’s mom pulls down her panty hose, pulls up her skirt, squats over a pan, pees. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 270:

Forms

Deriveds

pantyhosed · mantyhose

Synonyms

tights

Translations (32)

ru колго́тки (nylon tights worn about legs) · ko 타이츠 (nylon tights worn about legs) · fr collants (nylon tights worn about legs) · cmn 連褲襪 /连裤袜 (nylon tights worn about legs) · tr külotlu çorap (nylon tights worn about legs) · de Strumpfhose (nylon tights worn about legs) · af sykous (nylon tights worn about legs) · nn strømpebukse (nylon tights worn about legs) · es pantimedias (nylon tights worn about legs) · de Feinstrumpfhose (nylon tights worn about legs) · es panti (nylon tights worn about legs) · fi sukkahousut (nylon tights worn about legs) · ro ciorap-chilot (nylon tights worn about legs) · pl rajstopy (nylon tights worn about legs) · pt meia-calça (nylon tights worn about legs) · ja タイツ (nylon tights worn about legs) · ja パンティストッキング (nylon tights worn about legs) · eu panti (nylon tights worn about legs) · it collant (nylon tights worn about legs) · uk колго́тки (nylon tights worn about legs) · nl panty (nylon tights worn about legs) · sv strumpbyxor (nylon tights worn about legs) · hu harisnya (nylon tights worn about legs) · fr bas-culotte (nylon tights worn about legs) · es media (nylon tights worn about legs) · cs punčocháče (nylon tights worn about legs) · nb strømpebukse (nylon tights worn about legs) · es pantimedia (nylon tights worn about legs) · hu harisnyanadrág (nylon tights worn about legs) · ko 팬티 스타킹 (nylon tights worn about legs) · yue 襪褲 /袜裤 (nylon tights worn about legs) · eo kalsonŝtrumpo (nylon tights worn about legs)