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From an early 20th century practice of reserving short pants only for small children.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
in short pants
Today it means: Synonym of in short trousers (“quite young”). Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of in short trousers (“quite young”). Full definition →
From an early 20th century practice of reserving short pants only for small children.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.