depants
depants verb: to remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank.
Verb
depants (third-person singular simple present depantses, present participle depantsing, simple past and past participle depantsed)
- To remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank.
- "'First off we depants's you. Then we take and bounce you. You'll be pulling oyster shells out of your backside—1954, Edith Pope, River in the Wind, Scribner, page 100
- "For moronic fun we liked to sneak up behind a buddy and depants him, particularly if he was trying to sweet-talk a young college-bound girl."1998, Bruce Clayton, Praying for Base Hits: An American Boyhood, University of Missouri Press,, →ISBN, page 195
- Synonyms:
- unpants
Synonyms of depants
Forms of depants
| third-person singular present | depantses |
|---|---|
| present participle | depantsing |
| past participle | depantsed |
| past | depantsed |
Origin of depants
From de- + pants.
Words formed from depants
Questions about depants
- What does depants mean?
- Depants means to remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank.
- What part of speech is depants?
- Depants is a verb.
- What is the past tense of depants?
- The past tense of depants is depantsed.
Words near depants in the dictionary
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