drop trou

Meanings

1. 1phraseidiomslang

   To pull down your trousers, usually as a joke, a dare or a prank.

   Grammar: No object needed; tense changes on drop: he dropped trou.

   Patterns

   • drop trou for someone
   • drop trou in front of someone

   The students dared him to drop trou at the school photo.

   He dropped trou on the beach and ran into the waves.

   Nobody expected the groom to drop trou during his speech.

2. 2phraseidiomhumorous

   To prepare to use a toilet or change clothes by lowering your trousers, said humorously.

   Grammar: Casual and humorous: I'll just drop trou and be right back.

   Patterns

   • drop trou and do something

   The hikers had to drop trou behind a tree.

   Hold on, I need to drop trou and change into shorts.

   We joked about having to drop trou at the airport scanner.

Word forms

Common combinations

dare someone to drop trou

His friends dared him to drop trou in the cafeteria.

drop trou and run

He dropped trou and ran across the field.

drop trou in public

Dropping trou in public can get you arrested.

ready to drop trou

The kids were ready to drop trou and jump in the lake.

drop trou for a prank

They dropped trou for a prank at graduation.

Synonyms and how they differ

drop your pants

This is the more widely understood plain expression, with no slangy shortening.

moon

To moon is to show your bare bottom to someone as a prank, which is more specific than just lowering your trousers.

streak

Streaking means running naked in public, which goes further than dropping trou.

strip

Strip means to remove clothes more generally and lacks the humorous tone.

Opposites

Word family

trou noun

slang short form of trousers

trousers noun

clothing covering the legs

drop verb

to let fall or lower

Commonly confused: drop trou or drop trow?

Practice

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