underpants
plural noun
un·der·pants
ˈən-dər-ˌpan(t)s 
: a usually short undergarment for the lower torso : drawers
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There was no control group wearing regular underpants, so there's no way to claim that the invention prevented bedsores from occurring, but at the end of the trial period, none of the patients had developed them.
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Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012
Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger.
—John Romano, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
Forget the tired old pine-tree air freshener; this squirrel in underpants is way funnier.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2022
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Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2012
Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger.
—John Romano, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
Forget the tired old pine-tree air freshener; this squirrel in underpants is way funnier.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Oct. 2022
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“Underpants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpants. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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underpants
plural noun
un·der·pants
ˈən-dər-ˌpan(t)s
: short or long pants worn under an outer garment
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