"shants" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of shorts + pants Etymology templates: {{blend|en|shorts|pants}} Blend of shorts + pants Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} shants pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) An article of clothing too long to be designated as shorts, but too short to be considered pants. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-shants-en-noun-oyvpCyRI Disambiguation of Clothing: 89 11
  2. Synonym of convertible pants. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: convertible pants [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-shants-en-noun-PhT8QoWv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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