pantsing

Yanking trousers down

Pantsing is yanking someone's pants down as a prank or humiliation, typically from behind: He got pantsed in the locker room.

The act is associated with schoolyard bullying and hazing rituals.

In writing communities, pantsing refers to composing without an outline—flying by the seat of your pants—as opposed to plotting.

prank

depantsing

Forcibly lowering another's trousers

practical joke · mischief · shenanigans · high jinks · tomfoolery · gag · antics · horseplay · hazing · locker room

humiliation

embarrassment

Self-conscious unease

degradation · indignity · ridicule · public humiliation · red-faced · vulnerability · disgrace · humbling · mockery · derision

bullying

harassment

Aggressive, unwanted targeting

torment · teasing · taunting · aggression · dominance · cruelty · meanness · power play · targeting · peer pressure

reaction

shock

Violent sudden disturbance

gasping · screaming · scrambling · covering up · blushing · freezing · fleeing · laughter · jeering · pointing

Categories
Opposites
exposure vs. covering

pantsingdressing

Sauce for salads

clothing · robing · covering up · tucking in · buttoning up

humiliation vs. dignity

pantsinghonoring

Recognizing with respect

dignifying · respecting · shielding · uplifting

spontaneous vs. planned writing

pantsingplotting

Devising a secret plan

outlining · planning · architecting · structuring · mapping out

Family

pantsings

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13