smalls
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8.4
- noun
- /smɔlz/
- UK
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- Let's move on to underwear or panties or undergarments or small clothes is an old school term that I've recently fallen in love with.
Examples
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I found a couple of coins among my smalls when I cleaned out my drawer.
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He packed his smalls for the trip, including several pairs of socks and underwear.
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Eventually smalls and mids are expected to catch up, but will they?
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So these would be good for any kind of small items like I'm thinking when you use these in the bathroom, like under the sink storage, because you can stack them.
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But if, if, if you have small gold coins, they look like nickels and Dimes and small change.
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It's like there's a series of articles have gone around the last few years that if you work at Victoria's Secret selling small underwear, right?
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She always keeps her smalls organized in a special box to avoid losing them.
Synonyms
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1.0
Small coins or money you do not need and carry with you
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2.3
A small amount of money in coins that is not worth much
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2.5
A small amount of money, usually coins, kept for minor expenses
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8.4
A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt
Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past
A very small amount of money or something of little value
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smalls comes from the old term smallclothes, literally small clothes, meaning 'little clothes' worn under other clothes. That's why smalls now means 'small personal things', especially underwear, and sometimes 'small coins'.