pettipants

American  

[pet-ee-pants] / ˈpɛt iˌpænts /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. close-fitting, dress-length panties, sometimes trimmed with lace or ruffles on the legs.

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Etymology

Origin of pettipants

First recorded in 1960–65; petti(coat) + pants

Example Sentences

“The other clubs like traditional square dance clothing with crinolines and pettipants and all that mess.”

From Washington Times

California's doughty little interstate line, Pacific Southwest Airline, dresses its girls in a celery-green miniskirt, with hot-orange peekaboo pettipants.

From Time Magazine Archive