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View synonyms for underpants

underpants

[ uhn-der-pants ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.


underpants

/ ˈʌndəˌpænts /

plural noun

  1. a man's undergarment covering the body from the waist or hips to the top of the thighs or knees Often shortened topants
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of underpants1

First recorded in 1920–25; under- + pants
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Example Sentences

And lo, Snowballs—underpants which can hold a flexible gel pack that you store in the freezer—was born.

Later in the day, it was alleged that the child was wearing her sundress, but that her underpants were missing.

Locals nicknamed the doubled-legged CCTV tower “The Big Underpants” because it resembles upright long johns.

I recently heard a political commentator mock Mormons for the underpants some wear under their clothing.

Leno held up a video of the would-be Weiner dancing in his underpants for the audience to see.

She snuck up behind him and dropped a handful of gravel down the gap of his pants and into his underpants.

In underpants, she went into the small bathroom, washed cosmetics from her face and brushed down her thick, short hair.

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