hot pants

plural noun

: very short shorts

Examples of hot pants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the first image, Perry donned a pair of leather hot pants with a motorcycle chain detail teamed with a matching biker jacket featuring a double white stripe down its arms. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 An Instagram post from her trip to Japan finds the pop icon wearing a baby-blue LaPointe floor-length denim coat with faux fur sleeves, complemented by matching hot pants and slouchy over-the-knee stiletto boots. Alex Kessler, Vogue, 2 May 2024 Underneath the dress’ sheer skirt, Kravitz wore black high-waisted hot pants. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 Marc Piasecki Sweeney wore her sparkly hot pants with a black V-neck crop top that featured white trim with rough hems, to match the rough white trim on her oversized black blazer. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot pants 

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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 Jul. 2024.

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