step-in
step-in noun: an item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties.
Noun
step-in (plural step-ins)
- An item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties.
- ‘Doc got that step-in in Memphis,’ the third said. ‘Off a damn whore.’1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 46
- One of the girls hoisted her skirt suddenly, pulled and ripped at her pink step-ins and tore them to a sizeable flag; then, screaming "Ben! Ben!" she waved it wildly.1934, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter VII, in Malcolm Cowley, editor, Tender is the Night […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1951, →OCLC, book V (The Way Home: 1929–1930)...
step-in meaning in Tamil
step-in in Tamil
- மகளிர் உள் உடுப்பு
Forms of step-in
| plural | step-ins |
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Origin of step-in
From step + in.
Questions about step-in
- What does step-in mean?
- Step-in means an item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties.
- What is step-in in Tamil?
- Step-in in Tamil is மகளிர் உள் உடுப்பு. See Step-in meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is step-in?
- Step-in is a noun.
- What is the plural of step-in?
- The plural of step-in is step-ins.
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