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period pants

period pants noun: absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow.

period pants: absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow
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Noun

period pants pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow.
  2. (UK, informal, plural, plural-only) Underwear worn by a woman or girl during menstruation, typically old, cheap, or of a dark colour in case of staining.

Synonyms of period pants

Words formed from period pants

Questions about period pants

What does period pants mean?
Period pants means absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow.
What part of speech is period pants?
Period pants is a noun.

Words near period pants in the dictionary

  1. period dramas
  2. period of time
  3. period pain
  4. period pains
  5. period panties
  6. period pants
  7. period piece
  8. period pieces
  9. period play
  10. period poverty
  11. periodate

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