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A pair of shorts worn over sweatpants(think rocky balboa). Athough Shants were a popular choice among the fitness obsessed of the late seventees and early eightees, the undying gem of a fashion craze can more than likely be seen amoungst nyc hipsters.
That dude looks mad tight in those shants!-or-Sqeeze those glutes Tommy! Put those Shants to work!
Shants by MandyRons November 25, 2004
Shants are the emo version of pants. They are to short to be considered pants and to long be considered shorts, thus recieving the name shants. They are usually worn by emo kids during the winter months because their emo cult doesn't allow them to wear regular pants.
Oh man it's January and negative ten outside, I better wear some shants because im so cool I don't have to wear regular pants to stay warm.
Shants by Eock February 4, 2007
very long-legged shorts or extremely high-water pants.
It was determined by the vice principal that Johnny was not "sagging" in his pants (a dresscode violation), but rather that he was simply wearing a pair of shants.
shants by ssikiss February 14, 2010
some short pants alomost like high water jeans.
Look at him he is wearing shants.
Shants by Arifad August 24, 2007
It was hot out so Denette wore her shants to work.
shants by grubedoo January 8, 2008
shorts that are long enough to be pants
What's the matter you couldn't decide between pants or shorts so you picked Shants
Shants by litle me August 19, 2007