Multi-gender trousers that reach somewhere in between the bottom of the kneecap and the mid calf area. For clarification, shorts on the other hand range from bottom of the kneecap to any shorter desired length.
Also, short pants are not just pants that are too short. Pants that are too short are simply just pants, or capris- usually worn by females or gays.
Darnell: " Yo werd up check out deez short pants don't make me shank ya!"
Barthalamule: "Excuse me sir, those trousers are actually shorts. Sagging is an inappropriate use of shorts so those do not qualify as short pants. "
The day always falls on the first Friday in April (this is not negotiable). The weather does not matter, the day must go on!
One's ankles must be showing. What one chooses to wear to display their ankles is left entirely to the discretion of the individual. Eligible participants include anyone.
If the weather is still cold, it is meant to prove that hope will prevail regardless! For those who have the joy to already be frolicking through warmer days, it is meant for the simple joy of celebrating their fortune in that warmer weather.
A new breed of “indie” or “alt” girl. They can often be found wearing a small, tight fit top (usually cropped) and rather large pants such as jeans. This type of girl will wear heavy, long pants even if it is 85*F outside.
When I went to NYC this weekend, I saw a group of little shirt big pants girls shopping at a thrift store.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).