underpants
[
uhn
-der-pants]
/ˈʌn dərˌpænts/
noun
, (
used with a plural verb
)
1.
drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.
Origin
1920-25;
under-
+
pants
British Dictionary definitions for
underpants
underpants
/
ˈʌndəˌpænts
/
plural noun
1.
a man's undergarment covering the body from the waist or hips to the top of the thighs or knees
Often shortened to
pants
Word Origin and History for
underpants
n.
1931, from
under
+
pants
. Drove out
drawers
,
knickers
in this sense.