pelihousut

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • game pants pair of pants or trousers used when playing a game
  • rag; in the colloquial idiomatic expression repiä pelihousunsa (lit. "to tear one's game pants") which may be translated as "to lose one's rag" colloquial: to become angry

Etymology

Compound from Finnish peli (game, match, means, play, of game, implement, tool, of the game, vehicle) + Finnish housut (pants, trousers, of the trouser, of a trouser, of trouser, of trousers).

Origin

Finnish

housut

Gloss

pants, trousers, of the trouser, of a trouser, of trouser, of trousers

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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