tighty-whitiesn.

Brit.

/ˌtʌɪtɪˈwʌɪtɪz/, U.S.

/ˌtaɪdiˈ(h)waɪˌdiz/

Forms: 1900s– tightie-whities, 1900s– tighty-whities, 1900s– tighty-whiteys.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tight adj., -y suffix⁶, white n., -y suffix⁶, English -s.

Etymology: < tight adj. + -y suffix⁶ + white n. + -y suffix⁶ + -s, plural ending.

U.S. colloquial.

Men's snug-fitting white cotton underpants; briefs.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants > for men

boxer shorts1930

boxers1946

jockey shorts1951

Y-front1953

jockey briefs1966

shreddies1989

tighty-whities1990

1990 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 13 Aug. (Lifestyle section) 1 d/3 To loyal boxer shorts men, wearing no underwear at all sounds like a better prospect than putting on a pair of ‘tighty-whities’.

1994 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 2 May e2 Let's take the guy who works in an office and wears his tighty-whiteys during the week... On the weekends, when he wants to relax, he's got on his boxers. And then on Saturday night, he wears his high-fashion underwear.

2003 D. Lipsky Absolutely Amer. iii. 155 They only issue tightie-whities, not boxers.

2004 Spin June 82/2 Over the course of the show, he took off every article of clothing down to his tighty whities.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tighty-whities
释义	tighty-whitiesn. Brit. /ˌtʌɪtɪˈwʌɪtɪz/, U.S. /ˌtaɪdiˈ(h)waɪˌdiz/ Forms: 1900s– tightie-whities, 1900s– tighty-whities, 1900s– tighty-whiteys. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tight adj., -y suffix⁶, white n., -y suffix⁶, English -s. Etymology: < tight adj. + -y suffix⁶ + white n. + -y suffix⁶ + -s, plural ending. U.S. colloquial. Men's snug-fitting white cotton underpants; briefs. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants > for men boxer shorts1930 boxers1946 jockey shorts1951 Y-front1953 jockey briefs1966 shreddies1989 tighty-whities1990 1990 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 13 Aug. (Lifestyle section) 1 d/3 To loyal boxer shorts men, wearing no underwear at all sounds like a better prospect than putting on a pair of ‘tighty-whities’. 1994 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 2 May e2 Let's take the guy who works in an office and wears his tighty-whiteys during the week... On the weekends, when he wants to relax, he's got on his boxers. And then on Saturday night, he wears his high-fashion underwear. 2003 D. Lipsky Absolutely Amer. iii. 155 They only issue tightie-whities, not boxers. 2004 Spin June 82/2 Over the course of the show, he took off every article of clothing down to his tighty whities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1990
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