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hot pants

[hot pants, hot pants] / ˈhɒt ˌpænts, ˈhɒt ˈpænts /
NOUN
very short shorts
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On travel forums, tourists are encouraged to ditch bikinis and hot pants for more modest attire.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

McCartney gave us sheeny shirts with historic white cape sleeves, neatly paired with shimmering crystal hot pants — lead-free, of course.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Southwest distinguished itself as a scrappy underdog airline whose flight attendants wore go-go boots and hot pants, and whose marketing grew out of the airline’s beginnings at Love Field in the Dallas area.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

Inside, however, I found myself dancing next to a hedgehog wearing a top hat, an anime nun with an acid green halo and a humanoid fox in hot pants.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

I had a friend in grammar school whose mother wore hot pants and white vinyl go-go boots just like Nancy Sinatra.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García