long pants

Ankle-reaching leg coverings

Long pants are trousers that extend to the ankles, as opposed to shorts.

The term appears most often when the distinction matters—children graduating from shorts to long pants, or dress codes specifying long pants required.

In American English, the phrase emphasizes full leg coverage; British English would more likely say simply trousers.

Related

trousers · back pocket · cotton · corduroy · high waisted · waistband · workwear · khakis · joggers · skinny jeans · boot cut · straight leg · tapered leg · overalls · pocket · formal wear · dress code · business casual

Opposites
leg coverage length

long pantsshorts

Abbreviated lower garments

hot pants · short shorts · short trousers · cutoffs · Daisy Dukes

Family

long, length, pants, belong, belonging, longer, lengthy, prolong, panting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G