hot pants

[ hot pants hot pants ]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) very brief and usually tight-fitting shorts for women and girls, first popularized in the early 1970s.
2. (used with a singular verb) Slang.
   1. strong sexual desire:

      He has hot pants for her.

   2. a person, especially a woman, with strong sexual desire.

hot pants

plural noun

1. very brief skin-tight shorts, worn by young women
2. slang.
   a feeling of sexual arousal

   he has hot pants for her

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot pants¹

First recorded in 1925–30 hot pants fordef 2; and in 1965–70 hot pants fordef 1

Example Sentences

The hot pants that Spears sports in this look are clearly the jewel of her hot pants collection.

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Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

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The coast of Spain inspired some summery sentiments in Wang: hot pants and fabulous vinyl, fringed sandals and hats.

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His thoughts on the controversial practice of female players wearing hot pants when the men wear normal shorts?

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And the only thing that kept it from being obscene were the turquoise hot pants paired with it.

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