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Where does “-pants” come from?

-pants (English) comes from English fancypants — Alternative form of fancy pants.

-pants (English): 1986, Babette Cole, "Princess Smartypants",...

Definitions

  1. 1986, Babette Cole, "Princess Smartypants",...

Ancestry of “-pants”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfancypantsAlternative form of fancy pants

Words derived from “-pants”

  • smartypants
  • grumpy pants
  • scaredy pants
  • judgy-pants
  • smarty pants
  • bitchy-pants
Every word from English fancypants →