briefs
See also: Briefs
English
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]briefs
Noun
[edit]briefs pl (plural only)
- (usually in the plural) A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
- 2008, Dan Peek, Why Do They Dress That Way?: People’s Place Book No. 7, page 80:
- Briefs for men and women were not popular in America until the 1930s.
- 2012, Dan Stephenson, The Underwater Widow:
- Yes, Gentlemen’s Quarterly wrote that Archie wears briefs, like it was something everyone wanted to know.
- Swim briefs.
- 2012, Luis Algorri, You’ll Hear From Me: A Gay Story about Passion and Love:
- I fetched my briefs, pulled them on, and we left the changing room.
- (chiefly Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.
- 2012, Joe Tog, Aussie Prison Breaks: Not All Escapees Are Desperados:
- Galvanised, I jumped--the clatter of keys rang clear as I thrust the knife, handle down, into the back of my briefs.
Usage notes
[edit]Despite being a single item of clothing, briefs—like pants, trousers, underpants, &c.—are considered to come in "pairs" and are counted using the phrase "pair(s) of".
Synonyms
[edit]- See Thesaurus:underwear
- See also Thesaurus:swim briefs.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]male underwear
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Verb
[edit]briefs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of brief
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