underwear

Definition

  • noun: clothing that is worn next to your skin and under other clothing
  • noun: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and 'under' other clothing
  • synonyms: underclothes, undies, shreddies

Examples

  • You should pack a 'change of underwear'. [=additional underwear that you can wear at another time]

  • He answered the door 'in his underwear'. [=while wearing only underwear]

Movie quotes

  • (..) You got a big bruise on your head. Where are my pants? Over there... ...on my hope chest. I've never seen purple underwear before, Calvin. Calvin? Why do you keep calling me Calvin? That is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein. It's written all over your underwear. I guess they call you Cal, huh? (..)
    1985 Back to the Future
  • (..) DOC: Don't lose those tapes now. I need that as a record. Let's put this back here. There we go. Almost forgot my luggage. Who knows if they got cotton underwear in the future. - I'm allergic to all synthetics. - The future. - That's where you're going. - Right. years. I've always dreamed of seeing (..)
    1985 Back to the Future