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boxer briefs

boxer briefs noun: a style of underpants for men that combines the snugness of briefs with the longer length of boxer shorts.

boxer briefs: a style of underpants for men that combines the snugness of briefs with the longer length of boxer...
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Noun

boxer briefs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A style of underpants for men that combines the snugness of briefs with the longer length of boxer shorts.
    • "Wait. Well, well… lookie here!" Monika says as she lifts the top of Derek's suitcase. "Seems like your boy wears boxer briefs, wears Calvin Klein cologne, and plays poker.2013, Simon Elkeles, Wild Cards - Volume 1, page 109
    • Please include four digital photos, taken with no makeup, no hair products. One from the front, two profile shots to show facial structure, one full body in white briefs or boxer briefs.2022, Colton Haynes, Miss Memory Lane: A Memior, page 100

Forms of boxer briefs

alternative formboxer-briefs

Questions about boxer briefs

What does boxer briefs mean?
Boxer briefs means a style of underpants for men that combines the snugness of briefs with the longer length of boxer shorts.
What part of speech is boxer briefs?
Boxer briefs is a noun.

Words near boxer briefs in the dictionary

  1. boxelder
  2. boxelders
  3. boxels
  4. boxen
  5. boxer
  6. boxer briefs
  7. boxer engine
  8. boxer engines
  9. Boxer Rebellion
  10. boxer short
  11. boxer shorts

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