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knickers::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers |
| Type of | pant, trousers, pair of trousers |
| Has types | britches, trunk hose, buckskins, plus fours |
knickers::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bloomers, drawers, pants |
| Type of | underpants |
Examples of knickers
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Other people try to grow up by going out drinking or going out with no knickers.
From the irishtimes.com
One shows Camilla in her knickers, slumped over a chair after too much Bourbon.
From the abcnews.go.com
In layman's terms it looks like someone's got their knickers around their ankles.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They're called knickers, but again, Zoeller wouldn't let that ruin a good line.
From the chron.com
Dressed in white knickers, he lost in straight sets to French great Rene Lacoste.
From the usatoday.com
We are less likely to catch him on aisle G with Nora's knickers round her ankles.
From the guardian.co.uk
Now, go and buy some trashy knickers or whatever it is you people do next week.
From the guardian.co.uk
Never mind knickers, what about making some Calvin Klein's out of old tea towels?
From the guardian.co.uk
These Brazilian knickers have nothing to do with the famous wax of the same name.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Breeches: trousers ending above the knee
- Bloomers: underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
- Knickerbockers; Women's underpants; A mild exclamation of annoyance
- Underpants, bloomers, shorts, more generally, pants. "Don't get your knickers in a twist" = Don't get upset (familiar, but not rude. Origin "the Basil Brush Show", a British kidult humour programme from the 1970s. Similarly, "Don't get your tits in a tangle", origin unknown.
- Originally a colloquial contraction of knickerbockers . Knickerbockers were (at first) short, loose-fitting trousers gathered in at or just below the knee. Then knickerbockers came to be applied to bloomer-like underwear worn by women. ...
- Baggy trousers worn by golfers in the 1930s. They were called "plus fours" because they were cut off four inches below the knee, then tucked into long socks. ...
- Puffy pants that gather just below the knees, exposing the calves.
- N. 1. Bloomers. Old ladies underwear which are loose, baggy, made of flannel and come to the knees. A knickerbocker glory is an ice cream concoction similar to a giant banana split. The phrase ``Don't get your knickers in a twist'' is a plea not to get upset about something.
- In South Africa, we refer to Knickers as panties.
