Boxer shorts
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Shorts worn as underwear by men. plural, plural-only
"The average man's wardrobe holds eight pairs of boxer shorts or briefs; the average woman's, twice as many undies."
Synonyms
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More examples"The average man's wardrobe holds eight pairs of boxer shorts or briefs; the average woman's, twice as many undies."
Etymology
Named after the shorts worn by those who engage in boxing, as their elasticity is comparable to that of what boxers must wear for unhindered leg movement.