Definitions

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  • noun plurale tantum A set of matching briefs and top (usually a sleeveless or t-shirt) themed after a superhero or other fictional character, popular in the 1980s, when it was worn by children.

Etymologies

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A trademark of the 1970s.

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Examples

  • DJs Jess and Bastard oversee rock n 'roll haircuts, go-go dancers in their "underoos," and the proverbial "live bands."

    nyc.myopenbar.com - RSS 2009

  • DJs Jess and Bastard oversee rock n 'roll haircuts, go-go dancers in their "underoos," and the proverbial "live bands."

    nyc.myopenbar.com - RSS 2009

  • DJs Jess and Bastard oversee rock n 'roll haircuts, go-go dancers in their "underoos," and the proverbial "live bands."

    nyc.myopenbar.com - RSS 2009

  • I knew who my heroes were and would cling to them with all my might, my surviving legacies of what I could be- a superior id in underoos.

    What Comes With the Recession of Time Amy Geeleher 2011

  • I happened to be driving by that low-rent trailer park about the time he claims he was out, and I saw a grossly obese, unshaven, unbathed, toothless slob in pee-stained Spiderman underoos and his favorite Bart Simpson T-shirt that his mom bought him 15 years ago for his 10th birthday.

    Think Progress » Maddow Corrects GOP Rep. Schock On Basic Facts Of Abdulmuttalab Case 2010

  • Until then, there is a moat surrounding a castle, where the squirrel blood drains into, feeding the fish, receding back into time, and I find that my underoos fit me a-ok.

    What Comes With the Recession of Time Amy Geeleher 2011

  • He stands wearing Superman underoos and nothing else.

    Superman's Last Flight Kurt Baumeister 2012

  • I am wearing … an Ohio State t-shirt (go Buckeyes!), jeans that are too big for me (most of my pants are right now), flowered underoos (just what you wanted to know, eh?) and a striped bra (more TMI?).

    2009 December « Sarahndipitea 2009

  • I am wearing … an Ohio State t-shirt (go Buckeyes!), jeans that are too big for me (most of my pants are right now), flowered underoos (just what you wanted to know, eh?) and a striped bra (more TMI?).

    go go go go go! « Sarahndipitea 2009

  • The only time a fourth-grader should be this close to flashing her underoos is if she is hanging by her knees from the monkey bars.

    Charlotte Hilton Andersen: Three Hollywood Halloween Trends That Need to Die 2010

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