knickerbockers

[nik-er-bok-er]

Knick·er·bock·er

[nik-er-bok-er]
noun
1.
a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.
2.
any New Yorker.

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York

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knick·ers

[nik-erz]
noun (used with a plural verb)
1.
Also, knick·er·bock·ers [nik-er-bok-erz] . loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
2.
Chiefly British.
a.
a bloomerslike undergarment worn by women.
3.
British Informal. a woman's or girl's short-legged underpants.
4.
to get one's knickers in a twist, British Slang. to get flustered or agitated: Don't get your knickers in a twist every time the telephone rings.

Origin:
1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, plural of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker
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knickerbockers (ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz)
 
pl n
Also called (US): knickers baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle
 
[C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker]

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