Knickerbocker

[ nik-er-bok-er ]

/ ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ər /

noun

a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.

any New Yorker.

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Origin of Knickerbocker

1800–10, Americanism; generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York

Definition for knickerbockers (2 of 2)

knickers

[ nik-erz ]

/ ˈnɪk ərz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

Also knick·er·bock·ers

[nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/. loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.

Chiefly British.

a bloomerslike undergarment worn by women.
panties.

British Informal. a woman's or girl's short-legged underpants.

Origin of knickers

1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, plural of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker

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Examples from the Web for knickerbockers

His sole attire consisted of a striped blazer and a pair of knickerbockers.
Tommy Wideawake|H. H. Bashford
But he was not alone, for when he sank into eclipse all the Knickerbockers disappeared with him.
A History of American Literature|Percy H. Boynton
I've known him since he was a little thing in knickerbockers, that high.
The Return of the Prodigal|May Sinclair
It hangs loosely about the knees and resembles a pair of knickerbockers.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young

Here was a pair of boys in knickerbockers, a pair in petticoats, a pair in pelisses, besides the thing in arms.
The Clever Woman of the Family|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for knickerbockers (1 of 3)

knickerbockers

/ (ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz) /

pl n

baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankleAlso called (US): knickers

Word Origin for knickerbockers

C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker

British Dictionary definitions for knickerbockers (2 of 3)

Knickerbocker

/ (ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə) /

noun US

a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York

an inhabitant of New York

Word Origin for Knickerbocker

C19: named after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious Dutchman alleged to be the author of Washington Irving's History of New York (1809)

British Dictionary definitions for knickerbockers (3 of 3)

knickers

/ (ˈnɪkəz) /

pl n

an undergarment for women covering the lower trunk and sometimes the thighs and having separate legs or leg-holes

a US variant of knickerbockers

get one's knickers in a twist slang to become agitated, flustered, or upset

Word Origin for knickers

C19: contraction of knickerbockers

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