The anti-entry: slacks

I loath the word "slacks." It has a slimy sounding beginning with an "ack" of an icky ending.  Slacks! The word almost smacks you in the face with its somehow simultaneously harsh slipperiness. The American Heritage College dictionary defines slacks as, "Casual trousers that are not part of a suit." I even dislike its definition, since the word "trousers" is another word I particularly dislike. Why can people not use the word pants? Perhaps I am being a bit harsh on these words. I do appreciate the attempts to give more description than a simple "he is wearing pants." Some might even think that using the word pants is lacking in description. There is just something about how the word sounds and the connotation it calls to mind that makes it hard for me not to cringe whenever someone tells me about their new slacks.