pantaˈlooning, vbl. n. rare.
[f. pantaloon + -ing1; cf. tailoring, colonelling.]
Playing the part of Pantaloon.
| 1861 Mayhew Lond. Labour III. 121 He has given up clowning, and taken to pantalooning instead. 1862 All Year Round 13 Sept. 12 Pantalooning is bad for a man's spirits, bad for his manners, bad for his opinion of himself. |