tighty-whities

[ tahy-tee-hwahy-teez, wahy-teez ]

plural noun

, Slang.

1. men’s white, close-fitting underpants or briefs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tighty-whities¹

First recorded in 1990–95; tight ( def ) + -y ²( def ) + whit(e) ( def ) + -y ²( def ) + -s ³( def )

Example Sentences

Beckham was filmed performing stretches and then stripping to his tighty whities (OK, bluies) for the midrange clothing brand.

From The Daily Beast

[The Telegraph] Walter White's Tighty Whities: AMC is putting Breaking Bad character Walter White's underwear up for auction.

From The Daily Beast

Zac Efron spends a good portion of ‘The Paperboy,’ in theaters Friday, in his tighty whities.

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