short trousers

noun

Trousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.

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short pants
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Meanings

nounshort trousers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyTrousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.

    My friend Mr. Mesman kindly lent me a horse, and accompanied me on my visit to the Rajah, with whom he was great friends. We found his Majesty seated out of doors, watching the erection of a new house. He was naked from the waist up, wearing only the usual short trousers and sarong.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 335

    Synonyms: short pants

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTrousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.

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short pants

Origin

From short + trousers.

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APA

short trousers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20trousers

MLA

“short trousers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20trousers. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short trousers,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20trousers.

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