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Shorts are a garment worn over the pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg. There are a variety of shorts, ranging from knee-length short trousers that can in some situations be worn as formal clothes to beachwear and athletic shorts. Some types of shorts are typically worn by women, such as culottes, which are a divided skirt resembling a pair of loose-cut shorts. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

The dated American English term, short pants, is probably the nearest equivalent in the U. A somewhat similar garment worn by men in Australia is called stubbies. The term, boxer shorts, is an American coinage for a particular kind of men’s underwear, and is now also common in Britain. However, boxer shorts are often referred to merely as boxers in the USA.