hot pants noun[plural only]3 •Very brief, tight shorts mainly worn by women and girls.Her hot pants were so short, I could see her butt cheeks. •(slang) A lustful attraction toward somebody.And if any fat little old lady with gray hair could have hot pants, she's got hot pants for you. — 2014 •(no longer used) Someone (especially a woman) with a high sexual appetite.‘That goddamned little hot pants!’ he shouted. — 1939