English

Noun

hot pants pl ‎(plural only)

1. (now rare) Someone (especially a woman) with a high sexual appetite.
   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 89:

     ‘That goddamned little hot pants!’ he shouted.

2. Very brief and tight legless shorts for women and girls.

   Her hot pants were so short, I could see her butt cheeks.

Descendants

• German: Hotpants

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