underpants
- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌpænts/
- She bought new underpants that were soft and breathable for the summer heat.
You know, one guy threw his underpants on stage.
- You know, one guy threw his underpants on stage.
- You got on underpants and socks, but underpants, no socks.
- I mean, once you would see these guys in their underpants, I don't think you could Unsee it.
- I love to dance and prance in my underpants.
- I am wearing a tank top and a bra and underpants.
- They were stunt underpants when you were going through Times Square, didn't you?
- So now I'm at a point where I'm wearing the same clothes for weeks, some underpants.
- And what happened in the next morning, they've only put on a fresh pair of blue underpants.
- And he gave the example of, you know, a novel I wrote once started with a girl sitting in a tree with muddy underpants, and her knees were bruised.
- I, I met him for the first time at the last Wootstock that we did, and he wore crocheted underpants, so.
Examples
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Well, I always wear underpants most of the time anyway.
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And he gave the example of, you know, a novel I wrote once started with a girl sitting in a tree with muddy underpants, and her knees were bruised.
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In a world without underpants, you bring an extra pair of pants.
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You know, one guy threw his underpants on stage.
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You got on underpants and socks, but underpants, no socks.
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No, I put the the money in my underpants so these kids can't find it.
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He wore a clean pair of underpants every day to stay comfortable.
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The comedian joked about how he forgot to wear underpants when he left the house.
Synonyms
A woman's underwear that covers the lower body and each leg
Clothes that you wear next to your skin under other clothes
A pair of short underwear worn by women or girls
A very small piece of underwear with a thin strip that goes between the buttocks
A close-fitting piece of underwear for women or girls
Clothing you wear under other clothes next to the skin
A single piece of clothing that you wear under other clothes, usually underpants
Warm underwear with long legs worn under clothes in cold weather
Loose underpants for men that look like shorts
Warm clothing that covers the arms and legs and is worn under other clothes
A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt
Clothes you wear next to your skin under other clothes
Underwear for men that covers the hips and bottom
A set of men's cotton underwear with an undershirt and underpants
Light women's underwear like panties or bras
A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes
Short underpants for women or children
Clothes worn next to the skin under other clothes
Long underpants worn by men under their clothes for warmth
Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear
Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past
Short, tight underwear worn under clothes, usually by men
Loose underwear for men that reach the thighs with an elastic waist
A type of short, tight underwear that covers the hips and buttocks but not the thighs
Underwear women wear under their clothes
A small, tight pair of women's underwear cut like a bikini bottom
Idioms
- Informal
Describes something very hard to understand or find in a joking way
Compounds
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
underpants = pants (transparent) = under + pants
The meaning is a straightforward combination: garments worn under (beneath) pants; learners who know 'under' and 'pants' can derive it. [Postprocessing: moved 'under' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
The word underpants is made of under, meaning 'below' or 'underneath', and pants, so it literally means 'pants worn under other clothes'. That's why underpants are the clothes you wear next to your skin under your other clothes.