Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's pants on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's -pants on
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stay calm.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps one's pants on (present, singular) keeping one's pants on (participle, present) kept one's pants on (participle, past) kept one's pants on (past)

Phrases

keep it in one's pants

Frequently Paired Words

keep it in one's pants

Synonyms

keep one's hair on keep one's knickers on

Questions

What does keep one's pants on mean?
To stay calm.

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