undershorts

[ uhn-der-shawrts ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. short underpants for men and boys.

undershorts

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts /

plural noun

1. another word for shorts

Word History and Origins

Origin of undershorts¹

1945–50; under- + shorts

Example Sentences

Rick luxuriated in the coolness of clean water, then stripped to his undershorts and threw his sodden clothes onto the pier.

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