tap pants


noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. women's loose-fitting underpants.

  2. women's loose-fitting shorts worn for exercising or other physical activity, as dancing.

Origin of tap pants

1
First recorded in 1975–80; after the earlier use of such shorts for tap dancing

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