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shants

shants noun: an article of clothing too long to be designated as shorts, but too short to be considered pants.

Noun

shants pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) An article of clothing too long to be designated as shorts, but too short to be considered pants.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of convertible pants.

Synonyms of shants

Origin of shants

Blend of shorts + pants.

Questions about shants

What does shants mean?
Shants means an article of clothing too long to be designated as shorts, but too short to be considered pants.
What part of speech is shants?
Shants is a noun.

Words near shants in the dictionary

  1. shanties
  2. shantih
  3. Shantiniketan
  4. shanto
  5. Shantou
  6. shants
  7. shantung
  8. Shantung Peninsula
  9. Shantungese
  10. shantungs
  11. shanty

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