plastic panties

English

Etymology

From plastic +‎ panties. Compare earlier rubber panties.

Pronunciation

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Noun

plastic panties pl (plural only)

1. (now uncommon) Plastic pants that resemble panties.
   • 1951 March 11, “Advertisement”, in Life, page 154:

     Babies get real "social security" with the built-in plastic panties. Snaps all the way up both sides (so even Dad's a quick-change artist now!) Wash in a wink, dry in shape.

   • 1981 February, James M. Henslin, Down to Earth Sociology: Introductory Readings, 14 edition, Free Press, →ISBN, page 163:

     Even as infants our clothing displays sexual significance, and our parents are extremely careful that we never are clothed in either dresses or ruffles. For example, while our plastic panties are designed to keep mothers, fathers, and their furniture and friends dry, our parents make absolutely certain that ours are never pink with white ruffles.

   • 2014 March 4, Deborah Jiang-Stein, Prison Baby: A Memoir, Beacon Press, →ISBN, page 114:

     I haven't tried to do much toilet training for she is still rather young, however, if she is wearing training panties and puddles it breaks her heart. But if she has a diaper and plastic panties on she doesn't see what she has done and it means nothing to her.