Across the street was the well-adorned window of an underwear store. In amongst the displays of briefs, boxers and boxer-briefs, Forrest detected a square-jawed man staring straight back at him. 2011, Damon Norko, The Delilah Factor, page 157:
But right now I'm waiting at the bus stop, waiting to go to work, bundled in two jackets and a coat, briefs under boxers under sweat pants under jeans. 2015, Max Reagan, Thoughts of Ink, page 46:
"It's no longer basic white boxers and briefs," said Stuart Glasser, the general merchandise manager for men's wear at Bloomingdale's, which is doubling the space it devotes to men's underwear and related items at its Manhattan store. 1994 August 14, Dan Shaw, “Unmentinables? No More”, in The New York Times, section 1, page 49:
(informal, plural, plural-only) Boxer briefs.
"I don't know about you, but I'm going to change," said Alejandro, taking off his sweater, shirt, and pants, leaving him in a white thermal T-shirt, which showed off his hard-working torso; the white boxers showed off his round and firm buttocks, as well as his bulge. The blue executive socks completed an image worthy of an underwear advertisement. 2021, Gonzalo Narvreón, Aquiles, breaking chains, page 217:
Aaron was pushed into the dressing room with a pair of the boxers in his hand. They were black stretch with a simple black elastic waistband and white letters that said "sexy and I know it." He took off his clothes and put them on. Dang, they were tight. 2023, Nora Phoenix, No Fear: