Definition of knickers in English:

knickers

plural noun ˈnɪkəzˈnɪkərz

1British A woman's or girl's undergarment covering the lower part of the torso to the top of the thighs and having two holes for the legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- She smiled at me and performed a pirouette, her skirt rising up to reveal a flash of white knickers.
- I showered, got changed into my black lacy French knickers and a black vest, had 3 glasses of wine and lay on the bed waiting for him to come home.
- You might fancy her in red lace, but is it really what she wants? Take a look in her knicker drawer when the moment is right and see what she buys for herself.
- When she fell her mini skirt rose up, showing her stripy knickers.
- She stripped down to her knickers and bra and crawled into the other bed.
- She greeted me at the door wearing only her bra and knickers, and a seductive smile.
Synonyms
underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers
1. 1.1informal as exclamation Expressing contempt or annoyance.
  oh, knickers to the lot of them!
2North American Knickerbockers.
Example sentencesExamples
- Norton was wearing hobnail leather boots, a tweed jacket, wool knickers, and a felt hat.
- Bobby was wearing new lace-up shoes and knickers with long, thick socks like most of the boys in my school.
- The woodcutting on the page showed a young boy in knickers and a waistcoat standing on a hill.
- With its knickers and tops long sold in pro shops, the company is launching an expansion to create a larger sportswear brand, using its golfing heritage as the foundation.
- In a white shirt with a dark tie, light gray linen knickers, dark gray socks and brown-and-white golf shoes, he stepped to the side to watch Homans putt from 18 feet for a birdie.
Synonyms
underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers

Phrases

get one's knickers in a twist

informal Become upset or angry.
Example sentencesExamples
- Before you get your knickers in a twist this is not my opinion.
- The reason I got my knickers in a twist over this story is that these guys are cheerfully ploughing ahead with a programme based on severely flawed technology.
- It's been accused of rampant misogyny but the men are so pitiful and the show so unfunny that I won't be getting my knickers in a twist about the sexism.
- Ok, now don't get your knickers in a twist, I know it's a good game, but it seems to me that a lot of people say a lot of stupid things when they're talking about the Super Bowl.
- Masts can be disguised or even concealed completely so there is nothing unsightly for members of the local planning committee or Civic Society to get their knickers in a twist about.
- But the former first lady didn't get her knickers in a twist.
- She's got her knickers in a twist about something.
- The Tories have really got their knickers in a twist over this.
- So for heaven's sake, let's not get our knickers in a twist about it.
- Why is the Department of Health getting its knickers in a twist about STIs?

Derivatives

knickered

adjective

knickerless

adjectiveˈnɪkələsˈnɪkərləs

British

(of a woman or girl) wearing no knickers.
a knickerless model
Example sentencesExamples
- I have no shame - I go knickerless with dresses all the time, and the breeze is welcome on a hot day.
- On the cover of this month's GQ, Kylie Minogue is pulling up the skirt of her tennis dress, recreating the famous knickerless Athena player who used to adorn so many bedsit walls.
- According to advance word, Sharon Stone will again be going knickerless for her role in Basic Instinct 2.

Origin

Late 19th century (in the sense 'short trousers'): abbreviation of knickerbockers (see knickerbocker).

A writer for the magazine Queen offered some good advice on warm underwear in 1882: ‘I recommend…flannel knickers in preference to flannel petticoat.’ At that time knickers, then with long legs, were becoming part of every woman's wardrobe and part of the vocabulary. The word, originally meaning ‘short trousers’, comes from an abbreviation of knickerbockers (mid 19th century). The use of knickerbockers for loose-fitting breeches arose from the knee breeches worn by Dutch men in Cruikshank's illustrations to Washington Irving's History of New York (1809), which was supposedly by ‘Dietrich Knickerbocker’. By the 1970s somebody who was becoming upset and angry might be warned against getting their knickers in a twist.

Definition of knickers in US English:

knickers

plural nounˈnɪkərzˈnikərz

1North American Loose-fitting trousers gathered at the knee or calf.
Example sentencesExamples
- The RSS has been advised to switch over to trousers, abandoning its trademark khaki knickers.
Synonyms
underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers
2British Short underpants worn by women or girls.
Example sentencesExamples
- When she fell her mini skirt rose up, showing her stripy knickers.
- She smiled at me and performed a pirouette, her skirt rising up to reveal a flash of white knickers.
- You might fancy her in red lace, but is it really what she wants? Take a look in her knicker drawer when the moment is right and see what she buys for herself.
- I showered, got changed into my black lacy French knickers and a black vest, had 3 glasses of wine and lay on the bed waiting for him to come home.
- She stripped down to her knickers and bra and crawled into the other bed.
- She greeted me at the door wearing only her bra and knickers, and a seductive smile.
Synonyms
underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers

Phrases

get one's knickers in a twist

informal Become upset or angry.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Tories have really got their knickers in a twist over this.
- Masts can be disguised or even concealed completely so there is nothing unsightly for members of the local planning committee or Civic Society to get their knickers in a twist about.
- Before you get your knickers in a twist this is not my opinion.
- So for heaven's sake, let's not get our knickers in a twist about it.
- Ok, now don't get your knickers in a twist, I know it's a good game, but it seems to me that a lot of people say a lot of stupid things when they're talking about the Super Bowl.
- She's got her knickers in a twist about something.
- The reason I got my knickers in a twist over this story is that these guys are cheerfully ploughing ahead with a programme based on severely flawed technology.
- But the former first lady didn't get her knickers in a twist.
- It's been accused of rampant misogyny but the men are so pitiful and the show so unfunny that I won't be getting my knickers in a twist about the sexism.
- Why is the Department of Health getting its knickers in a twist about STIs?

Origin

Late 19th century (in the sense ‘short trousers’): abbreviation of knickerbockers (see knickerbocker).

单词	knickers
释义	Definition of knickers in English: knickers plural noun ˈnɪkəzˈnɪkərz 1British A woman's or girl's undergarment covering the lower part of the torso to the top of the thighs and having two holes for the legs. Example sentencesExamples She smiled at me and performed a pirouette, her skirt rising up to reveal a flash of white knickers. I showered, got changed into my black lacy French knickers and a black vest, had 3 glasses of wine and lay on the bed waiting for him to come home. You might fancy her in red lace, but is it really what she wants? Take a look in her knicker drawer when the moment is right and see what she buys for herself. When she fell her mini skirt rose up, showing her stripy knickers. She stripped down to her knickers and bra and crawled into the other bed. She greeted me at the door wearing only her bra and knickers, and a seductive smile. Synonyms underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers 1.1informal as exclamation Expressing contempt or annoyance. oh, knickers to the lot of them! 2North American Knickerbockers. Example sentencesExamples Norton was wearing hobnail leather boots, a tweed jacket, wool knickers, and a felt hat. Bobby was wearing new lace-up shoes and knickers with long, thick socks like most of the boys in my school. The woodcutting on the page showed a young boy in knickers and a waistcoat standing on a hill. With its knickers and tops long sold in pro shops, the company is launching an expansion to create a larger sportswear brand, using its golfing heritage as the foundation. In a white shirt with a dark tie, light gray linen knickers, dark gray socks and brown-and-white golf shoes, he stepped to the side to watch Homans putt from 18 feet for a birdie. Synonyms underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers Phrases get one's knickers in a twist informal Become upset or angry. Example sentencesExamples Before you get your knickers in a twist this is not my opinion. The reason I got my knickers in a twist over this story is that these guys are cheerfully ploughing ahead with a programme based on severely flawed technology. It's been accused of rampant misogyny but the men are so pitiful and the show so unfunny that I won't be getting my knickers in a twist about the sexism. Ok, now don't get your knickers in a twist, I know it's a good game, but it seems to me that a lot of people say a lot of stupid things when they're talking about the Super Bowl. Masts can be disguised or even concealed completely so there is nothing unsightly for members of the local planning committee or Civic Society to get their knickers in a twist about. But the former first lady didn't get her knickers in a twist. She's got her knickers in a twist about something. The Tories have really got their knickers in a twist over this. So for heaven's sake, let's not get our knickers in a twist about it. Why is the Department of Health getting its knickers in a twist about STIs? Derivatives knickered adjective knickerless adjectiveˈnɪkələsˈnɪkərləs British (of a woman or girl) wearing no knickers. a knickerless model Example sentencesExamples I have no shame - I go knickerless with dresses all the time, and the breeze is welcome on a hot day. On the cover of this month's GQ, Kylie Minogue is pulling up the skirt of her tennis dress, recreating the famous knickerless Athena player who used to adorn so many bedsit walls. According to advance word, Sharon Stone will again be going knickerless for her role in Basic Instinct 2. Origin Late 19th century (in the sense 'short trousers'): abbreviation of knickerbockers (see knickerbocker). A writer for the magazine Queen offered some good advice on warm underwear in 1882: ‘I recommend…flannel knickers in preference to flannel petticoat.’ At that time knickers, then with long legs, were becoming part of every woman's wardrobe and part of the vocabulary. The word, originally meaning ‘short trousers’, comes from an abbreviation of knickerbockers (mid 19th century). The use of knickerbockers for loose-fitting breeches arose from the knee breeches worn by Dutch men in Cruikshank's illustrations to Washington Irving's History of New York (1809), which was supposedly by ‘Dietrich Knickerbocker’. By the 1970s somebody who was becoming upset and angry might be warned against getting their knickers in a twist. noun..1 phr. Definition of knickers in US English: knickers plural nounˈnɪkərzˈnikərz 1North American Loose-fitting trousers gathered at the knee or calf. Example sentencesExamples The RSS has been advised to switch over to trousers, abandoning its trademark khaki knickers. Synonyms underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers 2British Short underpants worn by women or girls. Example sentencesExamples When she fell her mini skirt rose up, showing her stripy knickers. She smiled at me and performed a pirouette, her skirt rising up to reveal a flash of white knickers. You might fancy her in red lace, but is it really what she wants? Take a look in her knicker drawer when the moment is right and see what she buys for herself. I showered, got changed into my black lacy French knickers and a black vest, had 3 glasses of wine and lay on the bed waiting for him to come home. She stripped down to her knickers and bra and crawled into the other bed. She greeted me at the door wearing only her bra and knickers, and a seductive smile. Synonyms underpants, briefs, bikini briefs, drawers, french knickers, tanga briefs, camiknickers Phrases get one's knickers in a twist informal Become upset or angry. Example sentencesExamples The Tories have really got their knickers in a twist over this. Masts can be disguised or even concealed completely so there is nothing unsightly for members of the local planning committee or Civic Society to get their knickers in a twist about. Before you get your knickers in a twist this is not my opinion. So for heaven's sake, let's not get our knickers in a twist about it. Ok, now don't get your knickers in a twist, I know it's a good game, but it seems to me that a lot of people say a lot of stupid things when they're talking about the Super Bowl. She's got her knickers in a twist about something. The reason I got my knickers in a twist over this story is that these guys are cheerfully ploughing ahead with a programme based on severely flawed technology. But the former first lady didn't get her knickers in a twist. It's been accused of rampant misogyny but the men are so pitiful and the show so unfunny that I won't be getting my knickers in a twist about the sexism. Why is the Department of Health getting its knickers in a twist about STIs? Origin Late 19th century (in the sense ‘short trousers’): abbreviation of knickerbockers (see knickerbocker). noun..1 phr.
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