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trouser pants

trouser pants noun: casual slacks.

Noun

trouser pants (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) Casual slacks.
  2. (colloquial) A pair of pants.
    • Then unrolled his wet trouser pants, water dripping down his ankles, heat pinkening his skin.2025, Hannah Linder, The Red Cottage, Barbour Publishing, Incorporated

Origin of trouser pants

From trouser + pants. Coined in 2022 to refer to slacks often used for casual wear, rather than in formal occasions or in school/office.

Questions about trouser pants

What does trouser pants mean?
Trouser pants means casual slacks.
What part of speech is trouser pants?
Trouser pants is a noun.

Words near trouser pants in the dictionary

  1. trouser department
  2. trouser leg
  3. trouser legs
  4. trouser monkey
  5. trouser monkeys
  6. trouser pants
  7. trouser pocket
  8. trouser pockets
  9. trouser press
  10. trouser presses
  11. trouser role

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