Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A lower undergarment, typically having short or no legs, worn next to the skin under other clothing.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
Examples
“I buy many $ worth of books per week and also take my kids to the library, so my bookshelves are like yours, except they have more fairies/39 clues/captain underpants/super pickle titles.”
“A person of any age, wearing a bra and underpants, is notnude.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Third Circuit Upholds Injunction of Threatened “Sexting” Prosecution
“I mean, a really good fisting would ruin underpants because you have to stretch them off to the side and hold them out of the way”
“Simpsons creator Matt Groening has proclaimed the word underpants to be at least 15% funnier than the word underwear.”
“In his DVD commentaries, Simpsons creator Matt Groening has proclaimed the word underpants to be at least 15% funnier than the word underwear.”
“Amelia sleeps naked because she says” her butt can not breathe in underpants at night””
“He helped to train the so-called "underpants bomber," Farouk Abdulmutallab, who came close to blowing up a Northwest Airlines flight over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.”
“But what sent me hollering for the fashion police were two of the three images in the photo spread: a silky pastel Rochas number that could best be described as underpants with a jacket and a full-pager of a Balenciaga outfit that combined a colorful broad shouldered shirt with, um, jogging shorts.”
The Huffington Post: Barbara & Shannon Kelley: Why We're All Fashion Victims
“Translating it this way will help you see why the verb is se ven: That girl's miniskirt is outrageous, the underpants are almost seen to her.”
“God's presence in our underpants is the least of our worries.”
The Huffington Post: Roger Friedland: God, Sex and Love on American Campuses
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘underpants’.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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Pluralia Tantum
Nouns that are common in plural form but are non-existent or rarely used in singular form.
scissors, thanks, clothes, remains, tights, trousers, pants, news, billiards, means, mathematics, physics and 221 more...
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cbars420's Words
boob, wiener, monkey, dookie, anal, breast, tit, melon, student, teach, kitten, sex and 82 more...
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Wordiepants
The pants, the pants, the pants are on fire...
A place to store all the pants fun currently scattered around the site (i.e. Wordiepants). Open to those accustomed to unearthing Wordie gems fo...wordiepants, we've got to get ..., pants issues, wonder sauna hot ..., britches, breeches, hammer capris, pants are your fr..., underpants, possibleunderpants, pants, panties and 71 more...
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A Few of My Favorite Things
deadliest catch, dogs, wordie, cheeseburgers, music, history, crab, britain, popcorn, deadwood, thomas paine, boba fett and 43 more...
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insectgod's Words
obelisk, verisimilitude, virga, anachronism, perspicacity, spoonerism, crass, anesthesia, supine, chromium, underpants, snowflakes and 4 more...
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goodnitemush's Words
hallows, ecumenical, biscuit, frippery, centrifugal, clavicle, cardamom, defenestration, continuum, omnibus, autumnal, implacable and 26 more...
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Found In Pairs
objects that are often, or at least can be, referred to in pairs
scissors, steps, compasses, shoes, socks, glasses, binoculars, scales, gloves, earrings, cufflinks, panties and 35 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for underpants.
chained_bear I like underpants. I especially like Captain Underpants. Oct 19, 2008
frindley I have knickers! As do 29 other Wordies. Me, I prefer pyjamas. Silk. Oct 19, 2008
oroboros Underpants are overrated! Pajamas too. 'Course I'm not commenting on my own proclivities, don'tcha know. Leastwise, probably mebbe. Oct 19, 2008
asativum Only seven Wordies have clothes (or clothing). Oct 19, 2008
bilby On the internet, no-one knows ... etc. Oct 19, 2008
plethora Very few Wordies have underpants, actually.
I wonder if that says anything about us, as a group. Oct 19, 2008
bilby Sionnach doesn't have underpants. Nor does he have boxers or underwear. Though he does have bloomers ... was there something in the water in South America? Oct 19, 2008