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noun (used with a plural verb)
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British Informal. a woman's or girl's short-legged underpants.
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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.
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Origin:
1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, plural of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker
1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, plural of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker
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| knickers (ˈnɪkəz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | an undergarment for women covering the lower trunk and sometimes the thighs and having separate legs or leg-holes |
| 2. | a US variant of knickerbockers |
| 3. | slang get one's knickers in a twist to become agitated, flustered, or upset |
| [C19: contraction of | |
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knickers
"short, loose-fitting undergarment," now usually for women, 1881, shortening of knickerbockers (1859), said to be so called for their resemblance to those of Dutchmen in Cruikshank's illustrations from Washington Irving's "History of New York" (see knickerbocker).
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