Meanings
noun
- InternetACGpanties (short underpants for women or girls); underpants
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
- Proto-Hellenic*pánts
- Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
- Ancient Greekἔλεος (éleos)
- Ancient Greekἐλεέω (eleéō)
- Ancient Greekἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
- Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)
- ItalianPantalone
- Frenchpantalon
- Englishpantaloon
- Englishpantaloons
- Englishpants
- Japaneseパンツ
- Englishpantsu
Borrowed from Japanese パンツ (pantsu), from English pants.
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APA
pantsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantsu
MLA
“pantsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantsu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pantsu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantsu.
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