tap pants

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tap pants]
- /tæp pænts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tap pants]
- /tæp pænts/

Definitions of tap pants words

noun tap pants women's loose-fitting underpants. 1
noun tap pants women's loose-fitting shorts worn for exercising or other physical activity, as dancing. 1
noun tap pants women's underpants cut loose and full, and wide in the legs, somewhat like shorts 0

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Origin of tap pants

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; after the earlier use of such shorts for tap dancing

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Parts of speech for Tap pants

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tap pants popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tap pants usage trend in Literature

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