Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A lower undergarment, typically having short or no legs, worn next to the skin under other clothing.
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- noun
underwear , clothing covering the lowergenitalia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
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Examples
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A person of any age, wearing a bra and underpants, is notnude.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Third Circuit Upholds Injunction of Threatened “Sexting” Prosecution 2010
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I buy many $ worth of books per week and also take my kids to the library, so my bookshelves are like yours, except they have more fairies/39 clues/captain underpants/super pickle titles.
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I mean, a really good fisting would ruin underpants because you have to stretch them off to the side and hold them out of the way
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"Simpsons creator Matt Groening has proclaimed the word underpants to be at least 15% funnier than the word underwear."
When one word is funnier than another. Ann Althouse 2007
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In his DVD commentaries, Simpsons creator Matt Groening has proclaimed the word underpants to be at least 15% funnier than the word underwear.
When one word is funnier than another. Ann Althouse 2007
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In his DVD commentaries, Simpsons creator Matt Groening has proclaimed the word underpants to be at least 15% funnier than the word underwear.
Archive 2007-02-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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Amelia sleeps naked because she says” her butt can not breathe in underpants at night”
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He helped to train the so-called "underpants bomber," Farouk Abdulmutallab, who came close to blowing up a Northwest Airlines flight over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.
Terror on Trial William Shawcross 2012
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But what sent me hollering for the fashion police were two of the three images in the photo spread: a silky pastel Rochas number that could best be described as underpants with a jacket and a full-pager of a Balenciaga outfit that combined a colorful broad shouldered shirt with, um, jogging shorts.
Barbara & Shannon Kelley: Why We're All Fashion Victims Barbara 2011
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Translating it this way will help you see why the verb is se ven: That girl's miniskirt is outrageous, the underpants are almost seen to her.
escandalosa 2009
bilby commented on the word underpants
Sionnach doesn't have underpants. Nor does he have boxers or underwear. Though he does have bloomers ... was there something in the water in South America?
October 19, 2008
plethora commented on the word underpants
Very few Wordies have underpants, actually.
I wonder if that says anything about us, as a group.
October 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word underpants
On the internet, no-one knows ... etc.
October 19, 2008
asativum commented on the word underpants
Only seven Wordies have clothes (or clothing).
October 19, 2008
oroboros commented on the word underpants
Underpants are overrated! Pajamas too. 'Course I'm not commenting on my own proclivities, don'tcha know. Leastwise, probably mebbe.
October 19, 2008
frindley commented on the word underpants
I have knickers! As do 29 other Wordies. Me, I prefer pyjamas. Silk.
October 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word underpants
I like underpants. I especially like Captain Underpants.
October 19, 2008