pum-pum shorts

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Meaning · English

Tight-fitting shorts.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Yeah, in saloons we drink Boone's and battle goons 'til high noon / Bust rap tunes on flat spoons, take no shorts like poom-pooms

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “pum-pum shorts” mean?

Tight-fitting shorts.

Is “pum-pum shorts” formal or informal?

pum-pum shorts is generally slang.