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Y-fronts

British  

plural noun

  1. boys' or men's underpants having a front opening within an inverted Y shape

"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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Now: Lampooned in cartoons of yore as a superhero in Y-fronts, Sir John Major descended into the fray to warn that a Labour-SNP deal would create "mayhem".

From BBC ● May 4, 2015

Last season that would have meant hoping that no one notices his Y-fronts before he jumps into the pool but the summer spending spree has left Rodgers with far more options.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2014

City's "Y-fronts" understandably did not last long, the mocking nickname doing the job club officials should have done at the start.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2011

Thus it was that I purchased two pairs of silk Y-fronts which felt good against the skin but failed to survive a single visit to the hotel's laundry.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2011

Mimi plunged through the cave mouth without a moment’s hesitation and they set him down just inside the entrance, near a pair of stained cotton Y-fronts.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow

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