The only viable alternative, one that my daughter favored, was an item called boyshorts, a low-riding pair of short shorts loosely, or should I say tightly, based on Britney's stagewear.
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Boyshorts
Synonyms for "boyshorts" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
French
2 entries- garçonne noun (underwear)
- shorty noun (underwear)
German
1 entries- Boxerslip noun (underwear)
Hungarian
2 entries- boxeralsó noun (underwear)
- franciabugyi noun (underwear)
Japanese
1 entries- ボーイレッグ noun (underwear)
Swedish
1 entries- boxertrosor noun (underwear)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
This time round BarelyPolitical.com has got in on the act, selling skimpy red boy-shorts with "OBAMA" written in big white lettering across the back.
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