The difference between Jockey shorts and Pants

When used as nouns, jockey shorts means men's briefs, whereas pants means an outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles.


Pants is also verb with the meaning: to pull someone's pants down.

Pants is also adjective with the meaning: of inferior quality, rubbish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Jockey shorts and Pants

  1. Jockey shorts as a noun (US):

    Men's briefs.

  1. Pants as a noun (plural only, chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Ireland, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester):

    An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.

  2. Pants as a noun (plural only, chiefly, UK):

    An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.

  3. Pants as a noun (UK, slang):

    Rubbish; something worthless.

    Examples:

    "You're talking pants!"

    "The film was a load [or pile] of pants."

  1. Pants as an adjective (British, slang):

    Of inferior quality, rubbish.

    Examples:

    "Your mobile is pants — why don’t you get one like mine?"

  1. Pants as a verb:

    To pull someone's pants down; to forcibly remove someone's pants.

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