A
slang term for
pants, most likely originating from the southern region of the United States, where instead of worldly
education, the population is geared more for labor, mass produce and land cultivation.
Farmer: Hey Pete! Get your
lazy rear outta
bed, we got a lot of work to do!!
Pete: hold on old man! Let me at least pull my britches on.
I need a
belt to hold my britches up.