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BVD's

BVD's

1 8.3
A brand name for men's underwear like briefs
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːˈviːˈdiːz/
: BVD
  • As a kid, he always wore white BVD's under his school uniform.

Examples

  • He quickly tossed on a clean pair of BVD's before getting dressed for work.

  • The laundry basket was full of socks and BVD's waiting to be washed.

  • He prefers to wear BVD's during the summer.

  • Do you have any BVD's in your drawer?

  • He quickly tossed on a clean pair of BVD's before getting dressed for work.

  • As a kid, he always wore white BVD's under his school uniform.

  • The laundry basket was full of socks and BVD's waiting to be washed.

Synonyms

briefs
vsBVD's
25 1.5

A type of short, tight underwear that covers the hips and buttocks but not the thighs

are used broadly for either these tight underpants or similar garments
undershorts
vsBVD's
  • US
3 1.8

Short, tight underwear worn under clothes, usually by men

are used more as a brand name sometimes referring to these garments
BVD
vsBVD's
2 7.3

A brand of men's underwear such as undershirts and briefs

is used as a generic name for short men's underwear

Surface Forms

BVD's singular
BVD's plural

Etymology

BVD's comes from an American underwear brand that used the letters B, V, and D for the founders' names 'Bradley', 'Voorhees', and 'Day'. Because that brand was so common, people began using BVD's to mean men's 'briefs' or 'undershorts' in general.