panties

American

[pan-teez] / ˈpæn tiz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

underpants or undershorts for women and children.

panties British

/ ˈpæntɪz /

plural noun

a pair of women's or children's underpants

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Etymology

Origin of panties

1835–45, plural of panty

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panties

“You pull up your big-girl panties and you do what you got to do,” Applegate says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

He also poked fun at Harry Styles' fashion sense, joking: "Women throw their panties at this man, then he puts them on and looks better in them."

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023

Bradford told Logan, "You need to get some new underwear, Butterball," something she had discovered after finding tattered panties in the laundry.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022

"I said before the game you better put on your big girl panties and rebound," LSU coach Kim Mulkey said.

From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022

For the time being, I held on to my socks and panties, and I tossed in my toiletry case entire.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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