boardies
/ˈbɔːdɪz/plural noun informal, chiefly Australian
Long shorts of a kind originally worn by surfers: I stripped off down to my boardies and began catching some rays...
- Today I managed to get my boardies actually ripped off.
- He might have to pack something more substantial than a singlet and boardies!
- My boardies had to lay to rest for a slight bit longer before I could break them out again.
Origin
1960s: abbreviation of board shorts.
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