Etymology

necropants

nec·ro·pants
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Today it means: A pair of pants made from the skin of the lower half (below the waist) of a dead man, used by medieval Icelandic sorcerers to obtain money. Full definition →

Icelandic nábrók
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  1. Icelandic · calque ofnábrók
  2. English todaynecropants

From necro- + pants, a calque of Icelandic nábrók.

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