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Tripp Pants

A pair of pants used by dancers (most often revered to as ravers) of techno, hardstyle, and similar music genres.

These pants were originally hand made from looser fitting cloth pants by the dancers themselves to provide not only comfortable dancing clothing but a way to express their individuality while dancing.

These expressions of individuality started as different colored pants and slowly began to include different colored stitching for accents, strips of different colored fabrics, chains, studs, and many other personal touches such as fabric skulls, paws, animals, and other designs.

Chains are in most cases looked down upon as they can be quite painful if they strike another while dancing. Though worn frequently on tripp pants, many wearers who also pants prefer to replace chains with cloth straps. These most commonly hang from the belt loop on one side of the pant just above the rear pocket to the belt loop just above the opposite side pocket with a second strap being hung in a mirror image of the first.

Their base color is most often black but can also be red, blue, or any other color imaginable. Stitching is usually a different color than the base to create an accent, the most common being black pants with red stitching.

Tripp pants in modern day can be seen being worn by anybody whether they are dancers or not due to commercial production and the availability in such stores as Hot Topic.

This introduction to the masses has in most cases separated the pants from their true origin and many times also attributed them with trouble makers and the goth and emo stereotypes.
"Look at that raver go in his tripps!"

"His tripps are awesome."

"Tripp pants were not meant for those who don't dance."
Tripp Pants by Mautty October 5, 2009

Pee my pants 

Urinate in ones pants, making them wet. Normally out of either laughter or incontinence.
Seriously, I'm about to pee my pants.
Pee my pants by Zach G. October 27, 2003

Colfax pants 

Pants that are either very, very short, or have many rips and tears in them to show a lot of thigh. Worn with the intent of looking slutty/easy.
Dude, the blonde looks super easy, look at those Colfax pants!
Colfax pants by Whatsisname6 August 3, 2009

People pants 

Pants worn in front of other people, specifically people with whom friendships are not yet well established.

Good example: jeans, trousers, corduroys
Bad example: pyjama bottoms, tighty whities
"Company's coming. Better put on my people pants."
People pants by li_ll March 23, 2010

mostly-pants 

A type of leg-ware, similar to Capri pants, but worn by males. They are longer than shorts, but shorter than regular pants, usually falling about 3/4 the length of the leg.
I see Justin is once again wearing his mostly-pants.
mostly-pants by skitch75 April 29, 2011

try pants 

In the gaming world, try pants is a term used to signal that a player is going to put in effort.
Fred: damn your score sucks

Joe: I'm putting my try pants on.
try pants by Virendar September 27, 2011