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tightie whiteys

tightie whiteys 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 whiteys

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

Words near tightie whiteys in the dictionary

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

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