boxershorts
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːksərˌʃɔrts/
- He prefers wearing boxershorts because they are more comfortable than briefs.
Examples
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The store sells a wide variety of boxershorts in different colors and patterns.
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After doing laundry, he realized he was out of clean boxershorts.
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He prefers wearing boxershorts during the summer.
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Do you like boxershorts or briefs better?
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He prefers wearing boxershorts because they are more comfortable than briefs.
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The store sells a wide variety of boxershorts in different colors and patterns.
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After doing laundry, he realized he was out of clean boxershorts.
Synonyms
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Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes
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Clothes people wear under other clothes that cover the area from the waist to the upper thighs
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Loose underpants for men that look like shorts
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A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes
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A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants
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Underwear for men that covers the hips and bottom
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A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt
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Long underpants worn by men under their clothes for warmth
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Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past
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Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear
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Underwear like briefs or underpants
How Loose
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boxershorts comes from boxer, a person who 'fights' in boxing, and shorts, meaning 'short pants'. So boxershorts are loose underpants that look like the short pants boxers wore, which is why they have an elastic waist and reach the thighs.