big boy pants

A form of big-boy pants — Pull-up underwear worn by a boy during and after toilet training, as contrasted to the diapers worn during infancy.

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Meanings

nounbig boy pants pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of big-boy pants.
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