Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of clothing: Very short, tight-fitting shorts worn as outerwear, typically by young women.
   • A state of intense emotion: A state of eager or impatient desire, especially of a sexual nature.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Clothing):
  • She wore a pair of hot pants and a crop top to the concert.
  • Hot pants were a popular fashion trend in the 1970s.
• Noun (State of feeling):
  • He had hot pants for the new girl in his class. (Informal, dated)

Advanced Usage

• The term for the clothing item is often used in the plural form "hot pants."
• The informal, figurative meaning describing a state of arousal is now considered dated and is rarely used in modern English.

Variants and Related Words

• Shorts: A more general term for short trousers.
• Bermuda shorts: Knee-length shorts.
• Desire: A general synonym for the emotional state.

Synonyms

• Short shorts: For the clothing item.
• Lust, infatuation: For the state of intense desire.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary contemporary meaning refers exclusively to the garment.
• The secondary, figurative meaning is largely archaic and may be considered vulgar or objectifying. Its use is strongly discouraged in formal or polite contexts.

Noun

1. skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment
2. a state of sexual arousal