keep it in one's pants

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keep it in one's pants

verb keeps it in one's pants · keeping it in one's pants · kept it in one's pants

  1. informal To refrain from trying to have sex with someone.
  2. broadly, informal To keep or stop oneself from further lusting over something (usually something not inherently sexual or lewd, like a fictional character), especially at a time and place that would be inappropriate for it. keep it in your pants with the furry stuff

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@misc{keep_it_in_one_s_pants_2026,
  title = {keep it in one's pants},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20it%20in%20one's%20pants},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}