Pants
Pants noun - An outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle.
Usage example: you'll need a nice pair of pants for the job interview
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Synonyms for Pants
Slacks
Slacks noun - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear.
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- Tropes dealing with pants, jeans, slacks, chinos, clamdiggers, capris, shorts, trousers, hose, and all such similar garments.
Source: Tropes in Pants -
Another sketch had a woman wearing slacks go into the "pants" restroom, and a Man in a Kilt go into the "skirt" restroom.
Source: Which Restroom Dilemma -
On the male side, Yakko and Wakko have shorter hair than Dot, with Yakko wearing pants (oversized slacks with a large belt) and Wakko not, although he does wear a blue sweater and red baseball cap.
Source: Tertiary Sexual Characteristics
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