spreader pants

spread·er pants
US/ˌspɹɛdɚˈpænts/UK/ˌsprɛdəˈpænts/

noun

A thick, firm but yielding device worn around the crotch—usually supported by straps above the shoulders—that spreads the wearer's legs apart, forcing them to crawl.

Meanings

nounspreader pants pl (plural only)
  1. neologismpluralplural onlyBDSMA thick, firm but yielding device worn around the crotch—usually supported by straps above the shoulders—that spreads the wearer's legs apart, forcing them to crawl.

Origin

From spreader (“a spacer or device for keeping two objects apart”) + pants, so-called because the device spreads the wearer's legs apart.

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