Etymograph

English

gamer pants

From gamer + pants, alluding to the fact that wearing a diaper while playing video games would allow the player to continue gaming without taking bathroom breaks.

A compound of gamer + pants

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘pleasure, enjoyment, joy’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment’

Old English gamen ‘game, sport, or pastime’

Middle English game ‘Sexual or romantic dalliance’

Middle English gamer

English gamer

Italian Pantalone ‘Pantalone (commedia dell’arte character)’

French pantalon ‘trousers’

English pantaloons ‘trousers’

English pants

Today it means

noun Synonym of gaming pants (“a diaper”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gamer pants