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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
briefs . Originally a tradename, the term has become common for that type of underpants.
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- noun short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
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dinkum commented on the word jockey shorts
WORD: jockey shorts
DEFINITION: briefs; underwear worn usually by men. More supportive than boxers. Neither of which <b><i>THE <a href="https://www.wordnik.com/words/jockey">JOCKEY</a></i></b> is likely to wearing when he's a-riding his "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabiscuit:_An_American_Legend">see biscuits</a>" <b><i>hard</i></b>, <a href="https://www.wordnik.com/words/galloping"> a-galloping</a> down the home stretch onward towards the finish line, onward towards <b><i><a href="https://www.wordnik.com/words/victory">VIC-TOR-Y</a></i></b>, and <b><i>THE WINNER'S CIRCLE</a> .</i></b>. --- dinkum.
EXAMPLE:
' My penis was three inches long and five inches in diameter. Its diameter was a world's record as far as I knew. It slumbered now in my Jockey Shorts. '
--- 1973. KURT VONNEGUT. Breakfast of Champions, or, Goodbye Blue Monday. Epilogue (Page 284).
January 24, 2014