Meaning of tighty whities | Babel Free

Definitions

Men's or boys' traditionally white briefs.

colloquial, derogatory, often, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Forbes, in his tighty whities and black socks, seems an incongruous apparition against the sense⟳ of home the kitchen implies.”

“It would indeed be great if my red socks and my tighty whities declared themselves to my washer.”

“Temple was laid out with a cold. Ada hoped she hadn't brought baby Jarius's bug out to him. As soon a Ada had gotten the toilets cleaned and the soup on the stove she rubbed her daddy down with a lemon cut⟳ in half, then lowered him (wearing purple tighty whities) into a hot bath she had spiked with red pepper flakes and Tabasco. When Temple was up to his shoulders in the water, Ada gave him a shot of whisky.”

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