tighty-whities

American  

[tahy-tee-hwahy-teez, wahy-teez] / ˈtaɪ ti-ˈʰwaɪ tiz, ˈwaɪ tiz /

plural noun

Slang.

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

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Etymology

Origin of tighty-whities

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

Example Sentences

Initial video posted last week by TMZ showed the performer wearing only tighty-whities and white cowboy boots, strolling and posing on an L.A. street just before sunrise — and just before his arrest on suspicion of charging at a police officer.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a blizzard of surprise reveals, doors ripping off their hinges, wrecking balls turned disco balls, industrial machinery and household conveniences, bloody brides and workers in tighty-whities.

From Washington Post

He wears designer suits but his underwear, cheap Russian tighty-whities, is poignant.

From New York Times

In the film, we see Harbour standing in his tighty-whities, trying to pull on the skintight Spandex.

From Washington Post

Here we establish some of the most iconic images from the show — the rusty RV in the New Mexico desert, Walter White in a green button down and his tighty-whities — as well as the driving force for the rest of the series: money.

From Salon