Gadit

Britches

Definitions
1nounA colloquial term for trousers or pants, often used to refer to short pants or breeches.
He pulled up his britches and got ready for work.
The young boy's britches were covered in mud after playing outside.
In the old days, men wore britches as part of their everyday attire.
Word Origin
Language
English
Originally meant
A variant of 'breeches', referring to trousers or pants.
Background
The word 'britches' is a dialectal variant of 'breeches', which originally referred to a type of short trousers worn by men and boys. Over time, 'britches' became a colloquial term for pants in general.