Meanings
nountrouser pants (uncountable)
- PhilippinesuncountableCasual slacks.
- colloquialuncountableA pair of pants.
Then unrolled his wet trouser pants, water dripping down his ankles, heat pinkening his skin.
2025, Hannah Linder, The Red Cottage, Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Origin
From trouser + pants. Coined in 2022 to refer to slacks often used for casual wear, rather than in formal occasions or in school/office.
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APA
trouser pants. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouser%20pants
MLA
“trouser pants.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouser%20pants. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trouser pants,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouser%20pants.
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