underpants

plural noun

Definition of underpantsnext
as in pants

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Recent Examples of underpants Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger. — John Romano, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023 The board further concluded that Yasenchack’s hunt through Ellis’ underpants constituted an unauthorized strip search. — John H. Tucker, cleveland, 27 July 2022 There was no control group wearing regular underpants, so there's no way to claim that the invention prevented bedsores from occurring, but at the end of the trial period, none of the patients had developed them. — Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012 The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for underpants
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undershorts
Plural Noun
  • The tournament will now allow women to wear colored undershorts beneath their white attire to reduce anxiety and increase comfort for players on their periods.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • For her daytime matches, Williams wore this pink-and-navy-blue pleated dress with neon green undershorts and navy blue sneakers.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022
Definition of undershorts

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