hot pants

plural noun

: very short shorts

Examples of hot pants in a Sentence

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Models purposefully walked down the runway in flowing suits of crushed velvet and satin, matching leather mini-shorts and jackets, sequined hot pants and tank top sets in yellow smiley graphics and graffiti print. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024 Some wore mermaid-teal skirts, country-western hot pants, or minidresses festooned with hearts and stars. Sara Messinger, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024 Then, at September’s MTV Video Music Awards, Swift channeled Cher from Clueless with a yellow plaid Dior corset dress and black hot pants. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 While hot pants will still be having their moment in 2025, boudoir-style trousers started trending this season as the more elegant alternative to the no-pants look. Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot pants 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot pants was in 1970

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“Hot pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pants. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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