Bvds

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Underpants; usually, men's underpants. informal, initialism, plural, plural-only

    "The dealers apparently got a big inventory and since the war all nobody seems to be buying pajamas. Learned to sleep in their ‘BVDs’ during the war years in the armed services all these young men did."

Example

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"The dealers apparently got a big inventory and since the war all nobody seems to be buying pajamas. Learned to sleep in their ‘BVDs’ during the war years in the armed services all these young men did."

Etymology

From the initials of an early manufacturer: Bradley, Voorhees & Day (founded 1876).

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