short pants meaning

Definition of short pants

1. (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

   Synonyms: shorts, trunks

   Type of: trousers

   Kinds: Bermuda shorts, hot pants, lederhosen

short pants in a sentence

• The children wear short pants even in the winter.
• It's unlikely that the next person who walks through that door will be wearing short pants.
• None of the boys were wearing short pants.
• Why are you wearing short pants?
• Do you ever wear short pants?

How to pronounce short pants

short pants is pronounced /ʃɔːt pænts/ in British English and /ʃɔrt pænts/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.