Pants?
Maybe Gilda isn't a big meanie grumpy mean-meanie-pants.
Could I get you to tell me what pants means there? I only know she's not talking about underwear here... Thanks in advance!
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This suffix is sometimes used in children's talk. eg Instead of saying You're cute , they might say You are a cutie-pants .
- This suffix is sometimes used in children's talk.
- eg Instead of saying You're cute , they might say You are a cutie-pants .
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This suffix is sometimes used in children's talk.
eg Instead of saying You're cute, they might say You are a cutie-pants.
0Also, in American English "pants" means "trousers," not what we would call "underpants."
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