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rubber panties

rubber panties noun: rubber pants (plastic pants); or, more strictly, rubber pants that resemble panties.

Noun

rubber panties pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, dated, plural, plural-only) Rubber pants (plastic pants); or, more strictly, rubber pants that resemble panties.
    • Diaper showers are appropriate, especially when the gifts include rubber panties, diaper pins, bands, etc.1922, Lillian Eichler Watson, Etiquette Problems in Pictures, Doubleday, page 94
    • Rubber diapers as a permanent piece of apparel are not to be used. Especially is this true of rubber panties worn over the diaper, which are serviceable only for a short outing. They should never be worn at night.1938, Harry Lowenburg, Care of Infants and Children, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, page 195

Origin of rubber panties

From rubber + panties, probably by analogy with rubber pants. Compare later plastic panties.

Questions about rubber panties

What does rubber panties mean?
Rubber panties means rubber pants (plastic pants); or, more strictly, rubber pants that resemble panties.
What part of speech is rubber panties?
Rubber panties is a noun.

Words near rubber panties in the dictionary

  1. rubber johnny
  2. rubber jungle
  3. rubber jungles
  4. rubber match
  5. rubber matches
  6. rubber panties
  7. rubber pants
  8. rubber plant
  9. rubber plants
  10. rubber policeman
  11. rubber policemen

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