When pants were raised above the knees, they were known as "short pants". As usage increased people started referring to them as shorts.
Those are the regular shorts. Not the spandex ones. These are just like your average everyday shorts that you wear. "Board Shorts" is sort of a slang term.
They become shorts.
Womens Khaki shorts come in every size you would need. They are no different than any other piece of clothing. Womens come in 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,17,18 and so on
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The Vintage 70's Shorts from Moving Comfort do.
August 29 2009
Stone is a shorts vowel
In November 2007
"Light in the shorts" is a colloquial term that refers to someone being quick or agile in their movements. It implies that the person is nimble and can move swiftly.
She might wear (if she wears any in Forks) low ankle shorts. By that I mean shorts that don't go past her ankles since she is so conservative and shy. So I don't see her wearing short-shorts or something. Maybe she'd wear Bermuda shorts (shorts that come to your thighs) if it was hot weather since she wore really short shorts in the movie when visiting her mother.
Shorts are believed to have originated in the United States in the early 20th century as a casual and comfortable option for warm weather. However, variations of shorts have been worn in different cultures around the world for centuries.
The synonyms for short (in stature) include small, compact, dimunitive, or undersized.The synonyms for short (in length) include abbreviated, brief, concise, pithy, or condensed.The synonyms for short (in conversation) are curt, abrupt, brusque, succinct, or blunt.The synonyms for short (in supply) include deficient, inadequate, lacking, limited, scant, or insufficient.The electrical slang term (short-circuit) could have the synonyms failure, spark, or hazard.