Meaning of tighty-whitey | Babel Free

Definitions

Attributive form of tighty whities.

attributive, form-of

Examples

“tighty-whitey style underwear”

“tighty-whitey-clad”

“I actually came downstairs in my tighty-whitey briefs once, but by the time they got the camera, I was already back in my clothes.”

“A pair of white socks were shoved into my hands along with tighty-whitey underpants. On top of that was a pair of size-ten white sneakers. Finally, I was given clean orange coveralls ... with the number 0311 in bold letters on the back.”

“He was still a tighty-whitey guy, I saw, unable to keep my eyes from straying. Doctors could use Labeck as a living anatomy chart.”

“I took a quick shower, got dressed, put on my hat, and then wondered what I should do with the money. It was too much to jam in my pockets, but I put as much as I could in them. I also did the old folded money in the sock thing. But there were still a few bills left. ¶ Well, I reckoned, good thing I wear the tighty-whitey undies, because that's where they went.”

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