undershorts

[ uhn-der-shawrts ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. short underpants for men and boys.

Origin of undershorts

1
1945–50; under- + shorts

Words Nearby undershorts

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How to use undershorts in a sentence

  • Rick luxuriated in the coolness of clean water, then stripped to his undershorts and threw his sodden clothes onto the pier.

    The Flying Stingaree | Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for undershorts

undershorts

/ (ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts) /


pl n
  1. another word for shorts (def. 2)

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