Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubber pants

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: rub-ber -pants
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Pants made from latex or rubber.

Example Sentences

"Rubber pants for infants' wear."
"Don't stint on clothes for the infant. Use every corner of your pack for extras. If an infant becomes wet because of leaky rubber pants or something like that, he's got to be changed in a hurry."
"Forgoing rubber pants for nylon and skipping paper entirely, Donovan created the "Boater" in 1946. Donovan's simple nylon diaper covers far surpassed rubber pants for one simple reasons—diaper rash."

Etymology

From rubber + pants. First sense arose in the 1920s due to the garment being made from latex—which is used to make rubber.

Frequently Paired Words

rubber panties

Synonyms

diaper cover diaper wrap nappy cover nappy wrap pilchers waterproof pants

Questions

What does rubber pants mean?: Plastic pants.
Where does rubber pants come from?: From rubber + pants. First sense arose in the 1920s due to the garment being made from latex—which is used to make rubber.

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