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trouser pants en · NOUN

Etymology

From trouser + pants. Coined in 2022 to refer to slacks often used for casual wear, rather than in formal occasions or in school/office.

Meanings

  1. (Philippines, uncountable) Casual slacks.
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) A pair of pants.
    • Then unrolled his wet trouser pants, water dripping down his ankles, heat pinkening his skin. 2025, Hannah Linder, The Red Cottage, Barbour Publishing, Incorporated: