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Definition of underpants noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

underpants

noun
 
/ˈʌndəpænts/
 
/ˈʌndərpænts/
[plural]
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  1. (also informal pants)
    (British English) a piece of men’s underwear worn under their trousers
    • He came to the door dressed only in his underpants.
    • He sat on the examination table in his underpants.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • men’s
    • women’s
    … of underpants
    • pair
    preposition
    • in your underpants
    See full entry
  2. (North American English) a piece of underwear worn by men or women under trousers, a skirt, etc.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • men’s
    • women’s
    … of underpants
    • pair
    preposition
    • in your underpants
    See full entry
See underpants in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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