panto

Word family

pan·to /ˈpæntəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural pantos) [countableC, uncountableU]

British EnglishBrE informalx-ref pantomime 童话剧

Examples from the Corpus

panto• As Nelson paraded in front of the jury, the pants fell to his knees.• Crazy is living in a fog and pissing your pants.• His shirt and his wool-blend flare-leg pants were made to measure in Kabul.• I tossed the sandals I was wearing into the backseat and hunched my long pants off.• Looking at him in the dim light I saw he was clad only in vest and pants.• The players wore short-sleeve white shirts, long white pants and dark bow ties, with baseball caps and white sneakers.• There were flowers on the table but no pants in the laundry basket.• They can wear a sweatshirt or blouse, with culottes or sweat pants.

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BNC: 24981 COCA: 0

panto

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