Definition of underpants in English:
underpants
plural nounˈʌndəpan(t)sˈəndərˌpæn(t)s
An undergarment, especially for men or boys, covering the lower part of the torso and having two holes for the legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Beside the shorts and shirt they wore, all they had was a pair of slacks, a sweater, a change of socks and underpants.
- They should have known better than to mess with a man who wears his underpants over his trousers.
- He had a shirt on and underpants and I kept telling him not to go back into the house, but he wanted some trousers to wear.
- It is 2pm and I am sat in my parent's living room, wearing my underpants and one sock, talking to one of the cats.
- Now, surely I'm not the only one who cuts up his old underpants to make dusters, am I?
- I'm even going to stop wearing pyjamas and sleep in my underpants!
- Meanwhile, there's the small matter of underwear - how does one find a pair of underpants to fit?
Definition of underpants in US English:
underpants
plural nounˈəndərˌpæn(t)sˈəndərˌpan(t)s
An undergarment covering the lower part of the torso and having two holes for the legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, surely I'm not the only one who cuts up his old underpants to make dusters, am I?
- It is 2pm and I am sat in my parent's living room, wearing my underpants and one sock, talking to one of the cats.
- I'm even going to stop wearing pyjamas and sleep in my underpants!
- Meanwhile, there's the small matter of underwear - how does one find a pair of underpants to fit?
- Beside the shorts and shirt they wore, all they had was a pair of slacks, a sweater, a change of socks and underpants.
- They should have known better than to mess with a man who wears his underpants over his trousers.
- He had a shirt on and underpants and I kept telling him not to go back into the house, but he wanted some trousers to wear.