"-pants" meaning in English

See -pants in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Extracted from fancypants. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fancypants}} fancypants Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -pants, {{en-suffix}} -pants
  1. (informal, usually derogatory) Used with adjectives ending in -y to form nicknames based on a negative quality of a person. Tags: derogatory, informal, morpheme, usually
    Sense id: en--pants-en-suffix-SnOxUcyC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1986, Babette Cole, Princess Smartypants, Hamish Hamilton",
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          "ref": "1999, Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach: A Novel, Abacus, (cited from Houghton Mifflin/Mariner Books, 2002), p. 91",
          "text": "We used to call her Miss Bossy Pants when she was a kid."
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          "ref": "2005, Lauren Myracle, Rhyme with Witches, Amulet Books, page 21",
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          "ref": "2012, April 21, Meghan McCarthy, \"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1\" [television episode], My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic",
          "text": "Gee, maybe her name should be \"Princess Demandy Pants\"."
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