Smalls
name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Underwear. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, plural, plural-only
"He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line."
- 2 plural of small form-of, plural
- 3 Small goods. plural, plural-only
"He reassured another questioner that B.R. were still deeply interested in smalls traffic, but said that there would have to be substantial changes in the mode of operation and that concentration of the traffic was essential."
- 4 The preliminary examination for a degree. dated, plural, plural-only
"You see, Miss Dodd, an university examination consists of several items: neglect but one, and Crichton himself would be ploughed; because brilliancy in your other papers is not allowed to count; that is how the most distinguished man of our day got ploughed for Smalls."
- 5 Ellipsis of small ads. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, plural, plural-only
"Provincial English papers still carry their “smalls” — want ads — on the first page."
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of small form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
- 1 plural of Small form-of, plural
- 2 Alternative spelling of Small. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line."
Etymology
From small.
Related phrases
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