hot pants
plural nounDefinition of hot pants
: very short shorts
Examples of hot pants in a Sentence
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Later, Han and her friends began to wear the colorful hot pants popularized by South Korea’s Girls’ Generation — but only in their neighborhood, not the city center. — Washington Post, "How K-pop is luring young North Koreans to cross the line," 23 Aug. 2019 Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate is also along for the ride, dressed in a python trench coat, yellow hot pants, and knee-high white gogo boots. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," 24 July 2019 At the same time that Hari Nef was basking in the sun in a red checkered blazer, Kylie Jenner was rocking that same hue with a pair of hot pants. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Dua Lipa, Rihanna, and More Incredible Fashion Moments From this Weekend," 11 Mar. 2019 For the girl who likes to flaunt it, there's the classic hot pant—short shorts for those who have legs, and know how to use them. — Harper's BAZAAR, "10 Trends to Go All In On for 2019," 8 Jan. 2019 Just in time for the holiday season, BeyoncĂ© has shared photos of her latest look on Instagram—a custom silver snakeskin A. Sauvage blazer dress, complete with matching hot pants. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "BeyoncĂ© Just Wore Silver Snakeskin Hot Pants, So I'm Buying Silver Snakeskin Hot Pants," 23 Dec. 2018 Her Technicolor beauty look offset the iconic character's uniform of a jet-black, second-skin PVC bustier and hot pants, replete with slinky evening gloves and plastic feline frames. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Rihanna Shuts Down Halloween As Only She Can—and Debuts Fall's Must-Have Lip Color," 1 Nov. 2018 Kim Kardashian West and Miley Cyrus have stepped out in sequined flag hot pants. — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, "Are flag-wearing celebs being disrespectful or just following their own American tradition?," 5 July 2018 The Guardian’s Maev Kennedy writes that Quant’s designs ranged from the daringly short hemlines of hot pants and miniskirts to the bright colors and patterns of her affordable yet high-fashion designs. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "The V&A Wants Your Help Locating Vintage Mary Quant Designs," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot pants.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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