Meaning of Briefs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
   plural, plural-normally, plural-only
2. Swim briefs.
   plural, plural-only
3. Male underpant bikini briefs.
   Australia, informal, plural, plural-only
4. An adult diaper.
   euphemistic, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“[S]he learned not to iron my footy briefs and leave creases in them - the blokes bagged my creases for weeks[.]”

“Briefs for men and women were not popular in America until the 1930s.”

“A white tiger sat at the entrance, showing its white fangs in a wide-open bloody mouth. The sinister decorum would make you wet your briefs.”

“Yes, Gentlemen’s Quarterly wrote that Archie wears briefs, like it was something everyone wanted to know.”

“I fetched my briefs, pulled them on, and we left the changing room.”

“Galvanised, I jumped--the clatter of keys rang clear as I thrust the knife, handle down, into the back of my briefs.”

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