pantsing

English

Verb

pantsing

1. present participle and gerund of pants

Noun

pantsing (countable and uncountable, plural pantsings)

1. The pulling down of a person's trousers, usually as a prank or form of bullying.

   Synonyms: (UK) debagging, kegging

2. (informal, writing) An improvised style of writing without an outline.

   Coordinate term: plotting

   • 2017, The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN:

     Here's how to painlessly make pantsing your backup. The unknown can be intimidating. The key to pantsing is to not worry about how it will all hang together. Just start writing.

Related terms

• pantser

Further reading

• pantsing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pantings