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tightie-whities

tightie-whities is the alternative form of tighty whities.

Meaning of tighty whities

Noun

tighty whities pl (plural only, attributive tighty-whitey)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, often, plural, plural-only) Men's or boys' traditionally white briefs.
    • Forbes, in his tighty whities and black socks, seems an incongruous apparition against the sense of home the kitchen implies.1999, Noah Hawley, A Conspiracy of Tall Men, page 345

Questions about tightie-whities

What is tightie-whities the alternative form of?
Tightie-whities is the alternative form of tighty whities.

Words near tightie-whities in the dictionary

  1. tightfitting
  2. tighthead
  3. tightheads
  4. tightie whiteys
  5. tightie whities
  6. tightie-whities
  7. tighties
  8. tighting
  9. tightish
  10. tightknit
  11. tightlaced

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