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short shorts

noun

Definitions

  1. Trousers that are very short, covering the pelvis but exposing most of the legs

    Trousers that are very short, covering the pelvis but exposing most of the legs; hot pants.

    • She is telling them about Jaeger man-tailored shorts, kilted shorts and short shorts, and about the shirt-maker tennis dresses. She is telling them about the golf suits with divided skirts and ‘crazy shirts’
    • Short shorts gained favor with women because of their comfort and because Bermuda models tend to emphasize the least attractive part of the legs—the knee and calf.

  2. plural of short short (“a short short story”)

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