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English
Etymology
pant + -less.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pantless (not comparable)
- (US) Not wearing pants (trousers).
2009 February 12, Michael Kimmelman, “Art in Two Germanys Often Spoke the Same Tongue”, in New York Times:At the same time Ms. Metselaar-Berthold, East Germany's version of Nan Goldin, captured scenes of disorderly bohemia (where supposedly none existed) in parties of topless women and pantless men.
- (UK) Not wearing underpants.
1961, Peter Redgrove, “The Secretary”, in The Nature of Cold Weather:He twinkles, and I twinkle back, / Pantless, under a slim formal skirt, / Ready for work.
2008, Anna Pickard, The Guardian, 10 Jan 08:having a smattering of basic German or getting one of the nice English-speaking reception staff to show you around to begin with might just save you from turning up pantless in a strictly panted area, or the other way around.
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