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tighty whiteys

tighty 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 tighty whiteys

What is tighty whiteys the alternative form of?
Tighty whiteys is the alternative form of tighty whities.

Words near tighty whiteys in the dictionary

  1. tightwad
  2. tightwaddish
  3. tightwads
  4. tightwire
  5. tightwires
  6. tighty whiteys
  7. tighty whities
  8. tighty-whitey
  9. tighty-whiteys
  10. tighty-whities
  11. Tigkan

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