underdrawers

plural noun

Definition of underdrawersnext
as in boxer shorts

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  1. boxer shorts
  2. long johns
  3. underpants
Plural Noun
  • The English label, founded in 1860 by Thomas A. Hill who started with high-quality underwear and later branched out to T-shirts, boxer shorts and casualwear, opened its doors with an 850-square-foot space.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Sarmiento and her husband and son had found informal work selling boxer shorts from a stand along a busy boulevard in Mexico City's historic center.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of boxer shorts
Plural Noun
  • Hanna Andersson also has beautiful Menorah pajamas for women, Menorah long johns for men and a toddler onesie.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In 2016, 9News reported that the same DNA was found on JonBenét’s long johns — a discovery that led Lacy to believe that police had the killer’s DNA profile.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of long johns
Plural Noun
  • 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.
    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
Definition of underpants
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