tighty-whities

[ tahy-tee-hwahy-teez, wahy-teez ]

/ ˈtaɪ ti-ˈʰwaɪ tiz, ˈwaɪ tiz /

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

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1990–95; tight + -y² + whit(e) + -y² + -s³

Beckham was filmed performing stretches and then stripping to his tighty whities (OK, bluies) for the midrange clothing brand.
No Butt Double This Time as Beckham Strips for New H&M Ad|Tom Sykes|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
[The Telegraph] Walter White's Tighty Whities: AMC is putting Breaking Bad character Walter White's underwear up for auction.
Miley Cyrus Wears Black Pasties; Naomi Campbell May Score Her Own Talk Show|The Fashion Beast Team|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Zac Efron spends a good portion of ‘The Paperboy,’ in theaters Friday, in his tighty whities.
Zac Efron, Tom Cruise & More Actors in Their Tighty Whities (VIDEO)|Mike Munoz|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And now you see what she is—hands off, highty-tighty, high and mighty, an empress couldn't be grander.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.|W. M. Thackeray

But I guess ther won't be no dancin' nor highty-tighty dewin's.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)|Various
It's 'nough to make one's blood run cold to see the highty-tighty airs that woman puts on.
The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley
But dey sent Miss Rachel to a real highty-tighty school, dat dey did, down to Louisville.
The Other Fellow|F. Hopkinson Smith
Patty's kind o' flighty, isn't she, and cracked on the men, although you wouldn't think it from her highty-tighty manner.
Concerning Sally|William John Hopkins