pettipants

[ pet-ee-pants ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. close-fitting, dress-length panties, sometimes trimmed with lace or ruffles on the legs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pettipants¹

First recorded in 1960–65; petti(coat) + pants

Example Sentences

“The other clubs like traditional square dance clothing with crinolines and pettipants and all that mess.”

From Washington Times

California's doughty little interstate line, Pacific Southwest Airline, dresses its girls in a celery-green miniskirt, with hot-orange peekaboo pettipants.

From Time Magazine Archive