Dolphin shorts or Dolfins are a style of unisex shorts designed to be worn for athletics.
Melissa Poe, a Hooters waitress, wearing orange Dolphin shorts
A white and pink pair of dolphin shorts.
Hotpants or hot pants are extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women's Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather
Dolphin shorts
…name is from Dolfin, the American company that first produced this style of shorts in the 1980s. Due to their shortness, they are considered a form of hotpants. One high-profile wearer of dolphin shorts was Richard Simmons, who boasted of owning 400 pairs of vintage Dolfins in 2012…
Brocade hotpants modelled by Larysa Poznyak for Bebe, 2008
Rear view of a young woman wearing red hotpants, with the words "It's not gonna spank itself" on the seat, at Pride in London 2026
Philadelphia Phillies Hot Pants Patrol uniform, 1975
A Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader wearing uniform hotpants, 2011