Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo pull down someone's trousers as a practical joke. · To cause political embarrassment in order to gain advantage over an opponent.
From daks, Australian slang for trousers or underwear.
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