🩲 Women's underpants 👖 Short trousers

knickers

8.0

Underwear women wear under their clothes

noun
/ˈnɪkəz/

: bragas

She bought a new set of knickers at the store for her holiday trip.

I I'm hoping it's not knickers and thongs.

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Examples

You just need knickers and scissors and patience and a sewing machine and needle and thread.
These are from H&M and that is all I have on and it's already no knickers, no pants.
My dad said pick up your knickers, spill the beans.
We didn't ask me for paper knickers, Julian.
We didn't ask me for paper knickers, Julian.
Cooked him dinner and strained the spaghetti that she made him through her dirty knickers before he ate it and sat at the table and ate it with him.
It's recommended to wear comfortable knickers while exercising to avoid irritation.
For the costume party, she chose colorful knickers to match her outfit.

Synonyms

pants

vsknickers

∞ 4.0

A woman's underwear that covers the lower body and each leg

is the familiar plural term commonly used in Britain for women's underpants

underwear

vsknickers

507 1.0

Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes

is the specific British plural naming lower garments worn under clothes

pantie

vsknickers

218 3.6

A pair of short underwear worn by women or girls

is the common British plural form referring generally to women's underpants

panty

vsknickers

28 2.6

A close-fitting piece of underwear for women or girls

is the broad British plural not focused on a tight fit

knicker

vsknickers

15 7.0

Short underwear usually worn by women or girls

is the standard British plural referring to women's underpants rather than shorts

pair of underwear

vsknickers

7 1.0

A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants

is the plural British word used specifically for women's lower garments

skivvies

vsknickers

Informal

1 8.8

A set of men's cotton underwear with an undershirt and underpants

is the British plural that refers specifically to women's single lower undergarment

undies

vsknickers

Informal

1 7.7

Light women's underwear like panties or bras

is the more precise British plural that names women's lower undergarments

drawers

vsknickers

Archaic

1 9.9

A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes

is the modern British plural for women's underpants rather than older styles

bloomers

vsknickers

Archaic

1 8.5

Loose underpants that women wore under their dresses in the past

is the contemporary British plural for present-day women's underpants rather than historical garments

underpants

vsknickers

1.0

Clothes people wear under other clothes that cover the area from the waist to the upper thighs

is the British plural term specifically for women's lower undergarments

fundies

vsknickers

Australian

9.9

Underwear like briefs or underpants

is the British plural used generally for women's lower undergarments rather than briefs

undershorts

vsknickers

1.8

Short, tight underwear worn under clothes, usually by men

is the British plural that refers to women's lower garments rather than men's

underdrawers

vsknickers

Archaic

9.9

Long underpants worn by men under their clothes for warmth

is the common British plural for contemporary women's lower undergarments

undergarb

vsknickers

5.9

Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear

is the specific British plural naming women's lower undergarments rather than all underclothes

Idioms

to get your knickers in a twist

2 9.1

To become upset or worried about small things

to get one's knickers in a knot

1 9.8

To become upset or worried about something not important

to keep your knickers on

1 9.6

Stay calm and do not become angry or upset

Surface Forms

knickers plural

Etymology

Knickers comes from knickerbockers, a funny old name a writer made up for a Dutch character and the short, baggy trousers he wore. The name was shortened to knickers, and because these were small pants the word came to mean 'women's underpants'.