Definition from the profanisaurus: pants 1. interj. Exclamation of dismay. 2. n. Rubbish; shit; pig's arse; bollocks. As in: "You're talking pants!".
http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/propagesA_Z/page_p.htm There are quite a few definitions of Piss related entries there too - warning, not for the easily offended. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 June 2003 13:42 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Britishisms (was RE: 28 Days Later) > > > Bit of an understatement? I've always taken it as an offshoot > of "that's a load of crap". Crap in the pants, thus it's > absolute pants. > > I still haven't quite grasped the multifacted use of "piss". > Taking the piss as in pulling my leg, piss as in beer, etc. > Etymology anyone? > > -Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:25 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: 28 Days Later > > > > > > > absolutely pants? absolutely scares the pants off? > > > > > > translation please! :-) > > > > Sorry, Britishism > > > > > > "Absolute Pants" means "not very good" > > > > <g> > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
