tighties
English
Etymology
Clipping of tighty whities.
Noun
tighties pl (plural only)
- (US, slang) Men's or boys' briefs.
- 2015, Lisa Genova, Inside the O'Briens, page 220:
- A pack of teenage boys gathers at the bottom of the stairway, wearing their tough gangsta pusses and pants hanging below their tighties. Joe will never comprehend what's so tough about underwear.
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Usage notes
Tighties are said to come in pairs, which is to say that the phrase "pair(s) of" is used as a counter for them.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:underwear