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

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