Y-fronts

British  

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Holly Short Butler Mulch Diggums Foaly Which famous fictional character said this line: "And what in the name of Merlin's most baggy Y-fronts was that about?"

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013

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

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 Doctorow, Cory