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underpanties

underpanties is the diminutive of underpants.

Meaning of underpants

Noun

underpants pl (plural only, attributive underpant)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.
    • The Italian fashion of wearing red underpants on December 31 is becoming popular, reputedly to guarantee luck for the new year.1994, Marketing in Europe, Issues 380-385, page 77

Questions about underpanties

What is underpanties the diminutive of?
Underpanties is the diminutive of underpants.

Words near underpanties in the dictionary

  1. underpaints
  2. underpair
  3. underpairs
  4. underpant
  5. underpanted
  6. underpanties
  7. underpants
  8. underpants gnome
  9. underpants gnomes
  10. underparameterization
  11. underparameterized

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