hobbit pants

n. Derisive name given to short khakis, capris or bermudas whose hemline falls anywhere between the knees and the ankles, worn by short, obese, white, bearded would-be hipsters from New Zealand to New Jersey, in order to hide the fat. Generally worn with a big shirt, most often Hawaiian.

Kevin Smith likes to wear his hobbit pants with a bowling team shirt.

Peter Jackson wore hobbit pants barefoot all through the shooting of "Lord of the Rings".

by Benoit Racine June 19, 2008