Pantsing

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Pantsing is pulling down someone's pants (trousers in England). All prank acts described in this article are a crime called, "simple assault."

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[edit] Technique

The most common method is to sneak up behind the intended victim, grab the pants (or shorts) waistband, and apply a quick downward tug before the victim is aware of the pants-er's presence.

When the target is wearing shorts, another method is available. In such cases, one may stealthily grab the hem of the shorts and yank downward from there. Most find the hem to be more conveniently accessible than the waistband, which leads to greater stealth and ultimately a higher success rate. However, if the full pants+undergarments goal is intended, pulling from the hem is a poor tactic.

There are times when undergarments are unintentionally pulled down, too. For example, loose underwear may come down when pants or shorts are yanked down.

Pantsing someone in long pants with an elastic waistband is easily done, if the wearer has his or hers shirt tucked in. This exposes the elastic waistband, which ultimately makes it easier for the person doing the pantsing. You can also come from behind and grab the back pockets and pull them down.

There have been times in which male pantsing victims have gotten erections from the experience of having his pants or shorts pulled down in public.[citation needed] This makes it even more humiliating for the victim.

There is also a similar activity known as "sharking" (or more specifically, "bottom sharking"), which is commonly practiced in Japan and usually towards females, although this is more commonly practiced to sexually excite the perpetrator of the activity rather than to humor the perpetrator by humiliating the victim. It typically involves pulling down the panties of young women wearing skirts thus exposing the private parts to the public. "Sharking"(or in this case, "top sharking") also refers to pulling up shirts or blouses along with the bra to expose the breasts of the female victim.

Another technique is the wedgie pants were they pull the pants down and the underwear up.

[edit] Preventive measures

For one to prevent falling victim to a pantsing, it is advisable that one should take the following precautions:

  • Avoid wearing any pants/trousers with an elastic waist band as these are easier to pull down.
  • Fasten a belt tightly around the pant/trouser's waist as this would make it much more difficult for the pantser to lower.
  • Avoid wearing sagging pants
  • Wear an undergarment that would not cause much embarrassment should the pantsing take place. Boxer shorts as well as swim trunks or athletic jogging/track shorts are highly recommended.

[edit] Justification

While pantsing is sometimes intended as an attack on the target's pride, it can also be motivated by boredom and the anticipated euphoria and glee that accompanies success. Anecdotal lore occasionally includes justifications such as "the victim's expandable elastic waistband was visible," which (given the bonus in tugging ease) compounded a pantsing invitation with the added incentive of likely victory.

[edit] Semantics

The word "pantsing" is, unsurprisingly, derived from the word "pants." One ambiguity originates in the apparent plurality of the word "pants," a paradox given the singular nature of the garment. The word "pantsing" is a modern colloquialism. This is one example product of a generative formula whereby an action (that would be formally expressed with a multi-word predicate) is described instead by conjugating the object noun (from the predicate) as though it was a verb infinitive (hiding the verb that would have been in the formal predicate). Most other examples of the use of this formula have been cases in which the object noun was singular (e.g. "And then I clocked him right in the face." or "Hey, did I just see you eyeing my girlfriend?"). The conjugation of a (sort of) plural noun seems to be otherwise uncharted territory!

Another ambiguity arises from general disagreement in descriptive customs. Some dispute exists over whether it is more correct to transform "pants" into "pantsing" or into "de-pantsing."

In general, standard English does not have a single word that means "to pull someone's pants down." Therefore, a word had to be created that meant just that ("to pull someone's pants down").

"De-pantsing" is probably incorrect because it means that the pants are completely removed from the victim's body and not just pulled down. A general word for the complete removal of a garment is "stripping." In the American English dialect, "pantsing", "pantsed", "to pants" are the best ways to express that one's pants got pulled down (in past, present, or future tenses).

[edit] Synonyms

In the United Kingdom, this action is termed "debagging", "skanking" or "kecking", Pantsings have also been called "shankings" and "dackings." Various regional English dialects have numerous other names.

[edit] Sightings in the mainstream

"American Graffiti" and "Weird Science" have famous pantsing scenes. An episode of "King of the Hill" talked about the mother (Peggy Hill) getting pantsed by a student nicknamed Dooley when she was substitute teaching.

Tearaway pants (also known as breakaway pants or popper pants) have become notorious for the scandalous implications of adding to a garment a feature whose advertised purpose is instantaneous removal by a simple yank. Ripping off someone's tearaway pants is not a pantsing but does not fall under a different category. These rumors of quick and easy tearaway pants removal, by someone other than the wearer, are true, and therefore most people usually wear something underneath.

Most pantsings in school occur during PE because gym shorts easily come off. Males are usually pantsed in front of girls they like, but girls are usually viciously attacked by other females for a period of time until others are playing keep away with their shorts.

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