[nik-erz] 
) | 1. | Also, knick⋅er⋅bock⋅ers [nik-er-bok-erz] . loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees. |
| 2. | Chiefly British.
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| 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. |
| knick·ers (nĭk'ərz) pl.n.
[Short for knickerbockers.] |
