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boxer shorts

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

  1. men's loose-fitting undershorts with an elastic waistband.

boxer shorts British  

plural noun

  1. Also called: boxers.  men's underpants shaped like shorts but having a front opening

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boxer shorts

First recorded in 1945–50

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