undershorts

Definitions

Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.

dated, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“I have⟳ one clean⟳ pair of undershorts.”

“I have⟳ to buy⟳ more undershorts.”

“It being very warm, I removed all of my clothing except my undershorts and lay⟳ down to sleep⟳.”

“[…] like⟳ a mouse [I] hop frantically about on my toes, trying to clear my feet of my undershorts before anybody can peek inside, where, to my chagrin, to my bafflement, to my mortification, I always discover⟳ in the bottommost seam a pale and wispy brushstroke of my shit.”

“I have⟳ been debriefed—I believe⟳ that is the current expression, though I am always tempted, when I hear⟳ it, to make⟳ sure I still have⟳ my undershorts on—by the mandarins of the External Affairs Ministry.”

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