short pants
English
Etymology
From
short
+
pants
.
Noun
short
pants
pl
(
plural only
)
(
Canada
,
US
,
dated
)
short trousers
1935
,
Skagit Darigold
:
You can be young enough to wear
short pants
or old enough to hide your opponents' shoes with your beard over a disputed point.
Derived terms
in short pants
See also
shorts