underwear
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of underwear
Example Sentences
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Officers had become suspicious of how he was driving his lorry, which was carrying 28 pallets of underwear and clothing, and they x-rayed it at the port.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Then there was this rule: Don’t leave underwear and other personal items on the bed if you want your pod cleaned!
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
I had all these orange clothes but I forgot to pack underwear or a change of socks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
In October, a Tijuana man was indicted after officers found two emaciated and potentially sedated orange-fronted parakeets stuffed in his underwear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
He wore a plaid button-down shirt with chino shorts, and I thought about how long it had been since he’d worn clothes that could not be classified as either pajamas or underwear.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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