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pettipants

pettipants noun: a kind of women's lingerie resembling long shorts, usually with ruffles down each leg.

Noun

pettipants pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A kind of women's lingerie resembling long shorts, usually with ruffles down each leg.

Origin of pettipants

Blend of petticoat + pants.

Questions about pettipants

What does pettipants mean?
Pettipants means a kind of women's lingerie resembling long shorts, usually with ruffles down each leg.
What part of speech is pettipants?
Pettipants is a noun.

Words near pettipants in the dictionary

  1. Pettingers
  2. Pettingill
  3. Pettingills
  4. pettingly
  5. pettings
  6. pettipants
  7. pettis
  8. Pettis County
  9. pettish
  10. pettishly
  11. pettishness

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