Parachute Pants
Parachute pants are great to have on if you happen to fall out of a plane, but they are not so great to wear down on land. Why? Because they look so very, very stupid. They were referred to as “parachute pants” due to the level of extreme bagginess of the pants.
As they were MC Hammer’s signature look, the unique style was referred to as “Hammer pants.” They were typically worn by men and usually brightly colored and patterned.