Flimsies
noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 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 plural of flimsy form-of, plural
- 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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