Hi, I´m from Mexico and I ´ve been looking for this word so many time but nobody knows what it means, can you tell me what is "britches"
thanks for you help
2007-05-11 10:36:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I saw this word written in a baseball card
2007-05-11 11:13:49 · update #1
pants, used in south, especially texas, it's colloquial, if you want to sound like a hick use britches or just use jeans or pants
2007-05-11 11:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many correct answers, "britches" = pants.
A cultural note--at least for me, this is a word of my grandparents´ generation, like "icebox" and "eyeglasses." Not too commonly used nowadays.
2007-05-11 18:10:02 · answer #2 · answered by Carlos Esteban 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breeches are trousers extending to the knee. The word comes from the same Latin word as "bragas" in Spanish.
2007-05-11 17:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britches are pants, though very few people say "britches."
2007-05-11 17:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Joy M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a Southern word for "pants".
2007-05-11 18:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
britch·es (brchz) KEY
pl.n.
Breeches.
Trousers extending down to or just below the knee.
2007-05-11 17:40:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
breeches = calzones, bragas, pantalón corto
2007-05-11 18:28:14 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋