tighty-whities
Americanplural noun
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
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In the locker room at school, he was teased for wearing tighty whities instead of boxers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
Picture Walter White standing in front of his broken-down trailer in his tighty whities, ready to face his fate, his feet on stony ground and surrounded by brush.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2020
That is, after he spoke extensively about what it's like for his "Goldbergs" patriarch to be in his tighty whities all day: "Not enjoyable," he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2015
It came in the form of Polaroids from Warhol of a model in his tighty whities — photos that Mr. Braun still has, in their original envelope, at his Manhattan apartment today.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2015
He responded: "I don't feel different from any of you here. I cannot have this stupid border and passports. Naked and in tighty whities, we are all the same."
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2015
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