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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | pantaloons |
Related topics:1 especially American EnglishDCC a piece of clothing that covers you from your waist to your feet and has a separate part for each leg [= trousers British English] 
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.2 British EnglishDCC a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs [= underpants AmE; ↪ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts]
3 to make someone feel very bored, very frightened etc : She always bores the pants off me.
bore/scare etc the pants off somebody
informal spokenShe always bores the pants off me.4 to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition [= thrash]
beat the pants off somebody
American English spoken5 used to say that someone is just like everyone else : Go on, ask him for his autograph - he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you do.
somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time
American English spokenGo on, ask him for his autograph - he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you do.6 since someone was a very young boy : I've known Eric since he was in short pants.
(since somebody was) in short pants
British English informalI've known Eric since he was in short pants.