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knickers
knick·ers K0089100 (nĭk′ərz)pl.n.1. a. Long bloomers formerly worn as underwear by women and girls.b. Chiefly British Panties.2. Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee.
[Short for knickerbockers.]knickers (ˈnɪkəz) pl n1. (Clothing & Fashion) an undergarment for women covering the lower trunk and sometimes the thighs and having separate legs or leg-holes2. (Clothing & Fashion) a US variant of knickerbockers3. get one's knickers in a twist slang to become agitated, flustered, or upset[C19: contraction of knickerbockers]knick•ers (ˈnɪk ərz)
n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees. 2. Brit. women's underpants. Idioms: get one's knickers in a twist, Brit. Slang. to get flustered or agitated. [1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, pl. of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker] KnickersShort for Knickerbocker pants.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  knickers - trousers ending above the knee breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockersbritches - informal term for breechesbuckskins - breeches made of buckskincodpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breechesplus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"trunk hose - puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hoseplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | | 2. |  knickers - underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"bloomers, pants, drawersunderpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skinplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
knickersplural noun underwear, smalls, briefs, drawers, panties, bloomers She bought Ann two bras and six pairs of knickers.Translationsknickers (ˈnikəz) noun plural women's and girls' pants, especially if loose-fitting and gathered in at the thigh. 燈籠褲 灯笼裤knickers
get (one's) knickers in a knotTo become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Primarily heard in UK. Ah, don't get your knickers in a knot, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people are getting their knickers in a knot over this election.See also: get, knickers, knotall fur coat and no knickersGood-looking on the surface but lacking substance underneath. I thought David and I would really get along well, but we had nothing to talk about at dinner—he's really all fur coat and no knickers. Our new boss sounded like she had a lot of good ideas for the department, but it turns out she's all fur coat and no knickers.See also: all, and, coat, fur, knickers, noget (one's) knickers in a twistTo become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. Ah, don't get your knickers in a twist, I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people are getting their knickers in a twist over this election.See also: get, knickers, twistbe all fur coat and no knickersTo be attractive on the surface but lack substance underneath. I thought David and I would really get along well, but we had nothing to talk about at dinner—he's all fur coat and no knickers. Our new boss sounded like she had a lot of good ideas for the department, but it turns out she's all fur coat and no knickers.See also: all, and, coat, fur, knickers, nohave (one's) knickers in a twistTo be overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is trivial or unimportant. I hope you don't have your knickers in a twist—I swear I'll have the car back by tomorrow morning! In my opinion, people have their knickers in a twist over this election.See also: have, knickers, twistget your knickers in a twist BRITISH, INFORMALIf someone gets their knickers in a twist, they become very upset or worried about something. He'll get a nasty shock, but he's not the first one, and he won't be the last, so why get our knickers in a twist? Let's not get our knickers in a twist until we see the outcome of those games. Note: You can also say that someone has their knickers in a twist. So why do these MPs have their knickers in a twist? Note: This expression is often used to show that you think that someone is more upset than is reasonable. See also: get, knickers, twistbe all fur coat and no knickers have an impressive or sophisticated appearance which belies the fact that there is nothing to substantiate it. British informalSee also: all, and, coat, fur, knickers, noget your knickers in a twist become upset or angry. British informal This expression was originally used specifically of women, the humorous masculine equivalent being get your Y-fronts in a twist . 1998 Times I'm not as anxious as I was…Most things these days, I'm really not going to get my knickers in a twist about. See also: get, knickers, twistget/have your ˈknickers in a twist (British English) (American English get/have your ˈpanties in a knot) (informal) react too strongly to a difficult situation by getting angry, upset, confused, etc: The boss is getting his knickers in a twist about these sales figures. ♢ Don’t get your panties in a knot about it! It’s no big deal.See also: get, have, knickers, twistknickers
Synonyms for knickersnoun underwearSynonyms- underwear
- smalls
- briefs
- drawers
- panties
- bloomers
Synonyms for knickersnoun trousers ending above the kneeSynonyms- breeches
- knee breeches
- knee pants
- knickerbockers
Related Words- britches
- buckskins
- codpiece
- plus fours
- trouser
- pant
- trunk hose
- plural
- plural form
noun underpants worn by womenSynonymsRelated Words- underpants
- plural
- plural form
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