Definition of pants noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pants

noun

pænts

pænts

[plural]

1 (British English) underpants or knickersa pair of pants

2 (especially North American English) trousersa new pair of pantsski pants see also cargo pants3 (British English, slang) (also used as an adjective) something you think is of poor quality

Synonym

rubbishTheir new CD is absolute pants!Do we have to watch this pants programme?

Idioms

bore, scare, etc. the pants off somebody

(informal) to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc.

more at have ants in your pants at ant, catch somebody with their pants down at catch verb, (fly) by the seat of your pants at seat noun, wear the pants at wear verb, wet your pants/knickers at wet verb