Knickers
//ˈnɪkɚz// intj, noun, slang
intj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Knickerbockers. US, colloquial, plural, plural-only, rare
"Students in the University were not permitted to keep cars, and the men – hatless, in knickers and bright pull-overs – looked down upon the town boys who wore hats cupped rigidly upon pomaded heads […]."
- 2 (used in the plural) underpants worn by women wordnet
- 3 Women's underpants. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-only
"The debate here is not over whether raising £26,000 (and counting) for our troops is a wonderful thing – it unarguably is – but over whether, whenever times are tough and money must be found, our default reaction as women should be to take off our knickers to help out?"
- 4 (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee wordnet
Intj
- 1 A mild exclamation of annoyance. Ireland, UK, colloquial
Example
More examples"Don't get your knickers in a twist!"
Etymology
Clipping of knickerbockers.
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