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ボンタン
1. [n]
▶ bontan pants
▶ [expl] type of harem pants esp. associated with 1980s high school delinquents
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2112815 ニッカーズボン 1. knickerbockers
  ⇐ see: 2852122 ボンタン狩り【ボンタンがり】 1. bontan pants hunt; hunting down high school students to rob them of their puffy bontan (harem) pants



History:
4. A 2021-12-06 01:32:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2021-12-04 02:47:58  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
google
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/学�%9
4%9F%E6%9C%8D
ボンタン appears to mainly refer to the black 
school uniform-type pants worn by high 
schoolers rather than the white or beige ones 
(still) worn by construction workers.
not seeing.any evidence (on wiki etc.) for it 
being ksb
  Diff:
@@ -10,2 +10,2 @@
-<dial>&ksb;</dial>
-<gloss>baggy pants worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents</gloss>
+<gloss>bontan pants</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">type of harem pants esp. associated with 1980s high school delinquents</gloss>
2. A* 2021-12-01 13:38:33 
  Comments:
is ksb right?
  Diff:
@@ -11 +11 @@
-<gloss>baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents</gloss>
+<gloss>baggy pants worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents</gloss>
1. A 2008-07-23 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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