Oh that's right. We had a convo about this. Was especially confusing as I had some trouser or pants reference from a book in mind at the time. Forget details
Discussion
ᴘanᴛs ɪs sʜorᴛ ꜰor "ᴘanᴛaʟoons" ꜰrom ᴛʜe ꜰrencʜ. noᴛ sure wʜʏ ɪᴛ ʙecame ᴛʜe common worᴅ ɪn amerɪca. one oꜰ mʏ ʙuᴅᴅɪes ɪn scʜooʟ, ʙʟess ʜɪm, useᴅ ᴛo saʏ "ᴘanᴛseᴅ" as ɪn someone ᴘuʟʟɪnɢ ʏour ᴘanᴛs ᴅown.
aʟso, ᴛʜere was a ʜɪʟarɪous saᴛɪrɪsᴛ wʜo aᴘeᴅ ᴛʜe ꜰamous "rɪɢʜᴛ wɪnɢ" reᴅʜeaᴅ ᴘoʟɪᴛɪcɪan, ᴘauʟɪne ʜanson, wʜo wenᴛ ʙʏ "ᴘauʟɪne ᴘanᴛsᴅown" (ᴘuʟʟɪnɢ ᴘanᴛs ᴅown).