Never heard short pants called “leggings”. I always heard them called capris.
“I always heard them called capris”.
Leggings come in different lengths.. so the shorter ones are capri style. They are somewhat like sweatpants; however, they are more fitted. My teenage daughter wears them with long shirts/sweaters/hoodies and personally I don’t see a thing wrong with them. I guess it is “how” you wear them (like anything else) that may promote oogling. IMHO.