Definition of "hot pants" []

• Vulgar Slang Strong sexual desire. (noun-plural)
• Very brief tight shorts worn by women as an outer garment. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A successor to the miniskirt of the sixties, hot pants were a reaction to fashion designers 'attempts to introduce the midcalf-length midiskirt."