Flimsies

//ˈflɪmziz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Skimpy underwear. informal, plural, plural-only

    "Choosing lingerie "is about what makes you look good, but also what looks good with or through your clothing," said Monica Mitro, a spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, the brand that catapulted racy flimsies into the public eye."

  2. 2
    plural of flimsy form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of flimsy form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

More examples

"Choosing lingerie "is about what makes you look good, but also what looks good with or through your clothing," said Monica Mitro, a spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, the brand that catapulted racy flimsies into the public eye."

Etymology

From flimsy (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming regular plurals of some nouns; and the third person singular present indicative forms of some regular verbs)).

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