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.