bottom; lowest part
A katakana-style word for the bottom or lower part of something. In plain everyday Japanese, 底 is often more natural for the physical bottom of an object.
I tried pairing a white top with beige bottoms.
The bottom of this bag is reinforced with leather.
lower garment; bottoms
Fashion and retail term for clothing worn on the lower body, such as jeans, slacks, skirts, and similar items. Often contrasted with トップス.
I paired a white top with black bottoms.
I want to buy a pair of bottoms for autumn.
hem; lower edge
Apparel-use sense referring to the lower edge or hem area of trousers, a skirt, and similar clothing. 裾 is the ordinary Japanese word; ボトム sounds more like fashion or product-description wording.
This skirt has a frill at the hem.
I'd like to have the hem of these bottoms shortened a bit.
トップ refers to the top or upper part, the direct opposite of ボトム's lowest-part sense.
A katakana term corresponding to 'bottom'; no language-of-origin details are specified, so no precise etymology is asserted.