(a) Noun. American, also used in some British dialects. Trousers, a
bifurcated outer garment covering the body and each leg from waist to ankle. Until the late 20th century traditionally a male garment.
(b) Noun. British. Underpants.
(c) Verb. American. To pull down someone's pants (trousers). Can be done to either males or females by either males or females. See also
depants
(d) Verb. American. To overpower someone and remove his trousers by force as a humiliation. Equivalent to the British
debag. Usually only done to males as removal of the pants, the traditional male garment, is a symbolic
emasculation.
Pantsing in this sense may be used as an initiation rite, a punishment, or just done for fun. See also depants
(e) Verb. American. Strip someone naked.
(f) Verb. American. Inflict a crushing defeat on someone.
(g) Verb. American. To inflict crushing criticism on someone.
(h) Adjective. British. Rubbish
Example:
(a) Girls are not permitted to wear pants at this school.
(b) He had
nothing on but his pants and socks.
(c) While I was talking to some girls my
so-called friend came up behind me and
pantsed me.
(d) We grabbed him, took him behind the bushes and held him down while the girls pantsed him.
(e) We pantsed him, got all his clothes off.
(f) Our team got pantsed again.
(g) Don't make silly comments in an Internet discussion group or you will be publicly pantsed.
(h) Your opinion is pants.