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underthing

underthing noun: an undergarment.

Noun

underthing (plural underthings)

  1. (in plural) An undergarment.
    • 'Have you left your underthings off?' he asked her. 'Yes!' 'Ay, well, then I'll take my things off too.'1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XII, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC
    • My wife would never dare to buy an underthing that was anything but white or black. She thought you had to be a hooker to wear colors.1979, Lewis Yablonsky, The extra-sex factor: why over half of America's married men play around, page 64

underthing meaning in Bengali

underthing in Bengali

একটি অন্তর্বাস

Forms of underthing

pluralunderthings

Origin of underthing

From under- + thing.

Questions about underthing

What does underthing mean?
Underthing means an undergarment.
What is underthing in Bengali?
Underthing in Bengali is একটি অন্তর্বাস. See Underthing meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is underthing?
Underthing is a noun.
What is the plural of underthing?
The plural of underthing is underthings.

Words near underthing in the dictionary

  1. undertheorized
  2. undertheorizes
  3. undertheorizing
  4. underthigh
  5. underthighs
  6. underthing
  7. underthings
  8. underthink
  9. underthinker
  10. underthinkers
  11. underthinking

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