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Panty

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. in-plural, obsolete
  2. 2
    short underpants for women or children wordnet
  3. 3
    An article of clothing worn as underpants by women. in-compounds, plural-normally

    "1952 October 13, Advertisement, Life, page 13, For, unlike old-fashioned diapers, PLAYTEX Dryper confines all wetness to the panty area; brings your baby a whole new world of comfort plus cleaner, finer protection."

  4. 4
    A helmet cover. informal

    "There is a special play called “Passing the Star” that allows the jammer to remove her helmet panty and hand it over to the pivot."

Etymology

Recorded since 1845 in the plural, meaning “drawers for men”, a derogatory diminutive of pants (the shortening of pantaloons); meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908.

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