Underpants

Noun CEFR B2

ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌpænts

Definitions

Underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolanatómicos calzoncillo calzoncilloschon fundillos gayumbo gayumbos interiores pantaloncillos slip trusa

Françaisbobettes calcif caleçon

DeutschHöschen Schlüpfer Unterhose

48 more languages

العربيةالسّروال الملابس الدّاخليّة سروال

Azərbaycan dilituman

Беларускаятрусы

Българскигащи

Bosanskigaće mudante slipгаће

Catalàbragues calçotets

Češtinakalhotky slipy trenky

Danskunderbukser

Ελληνικάκιλότα σώβρακο

Esperantokalsono

Eestialuspüksid

Euskaragaltzak prakak

فارسیزیرشلواری

Suomialkkarit alushousut kalsaritpikkuhousut

Gaeilgefobhríste

Galegobraga calzón cirolas

ગુજરાતીચડ્ડી

עבריתתחתונים

हिन्दीकच्छ कच्छा चड्डीजांघिया

Hrvatskigaće mudante slipгаће

Magyaralsónadrág

Հայերենկիսավարտիք վարտիք

Bahasa Indonesiacelana dalam

Italianomutande

日本語ズボン下パンツ下穿き

ქართულისაცვალი ტრუსიკი

ភាសាខ្មែរខោទ្រនាប់

한국어속바지 팬티

Kurdîdon

ລາວເສື້ອຊ້ອນໃນ

Latviešuapakšbikses

Македонскигаќи

Bahasa Melayuseluar dalam

မြန်မာအတွင်းခံ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕੱਛਾ

Polskigacie gatki majtkislipy

Portuguêscuecas

Românăchiloți

Русскийкальсоны трусики трусы

Српскиgaće mudante slipгаће

Svenskakalsong kalsonger trosatrosor

தமிழ்ஜட்டி

ไทยกางเกงใน

Tagalogkarsonsilyo

Türkçedon iç çamaşırı

Українськатруси

Tiếng Việtquần đùi quần lót quần xà lỏnxi-líp

Examples

“The Italian fashion of wearing red underpants on December 31 is becoming popular, reputedly to guarantee ⟳ luck for the new year.”

“She takes off her fatigue pants and throws them in the washer and the surgical greens and her bloodstained bra and turns on the machine. She is wearing socks and underpants and a .38 Special with a shrouded hammer ⟳ in an ankle holster.”

“He wore khakis slung so low that five inches of his underpants showed—dark blue boxers with big white polka dots.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

underpants gnome underparameterization underparent underparenting underpart underparticipation

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