"depants" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: depantses [present, singular, third-person], depantsing [participle, present], depantsed [participle, past], depantsed [past]
Etymology: de- + pants Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|pants}} de- + pants Head templates: {{en-verb}} depants (third-person singular simple present depantses, present participle depantsing, simple past and past participle depantsed)
  1. (slang, transitive) To remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank. Tags: slang, transitive Derived forms: depantsing
    Sense id: en-depants-en-verb-3-ppCsGa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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