scanties

English

Etymology

From scanty +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

scanties pl (plural only)

1. Small panties; skimpy underwear for a woman or girl.
   • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:

     […] and what little girl would not like to whirl in a circular skirt and scanties?

Translations

small panties

• Bulgarian: прашки (bg) f pl (praški)
• Japanese: スキャンティー (sukyantī)

Anagrams

• Castines, acnestis, casinets, cineasts