(UK, slang, obsolete) Trousers.
(UK, slang, obsolete) Trousers.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(British, colloquial) Buttocks, bottom.
Sit-upon has two connected British meanings. As a colloquial noun it refers to the buttocks or backside — a coy euphemism for the part of the body you sit on. As a concrete object it can also mean a small portable cushion used for sitting on at outdoor events, sports matches, or scout activities. The euphemistic bodily sense is the better-known usage, typically deployed in humorous or prissy contexts to avoid saying 'bottom' or stronger alternatives.
(UK, slang, obsolete) or breeches.
(North America, dated) short trousers.
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(UK, slang) Underpants.