Dictionary

boyshorts en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From boy + shorts.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.
   • The only viable alternative, one that my daughter favored, was an item called boyshorts, a low-riding pair of short shorts loosely, or should I say tightly, based on Britney's stagewear. 2003 October 6, Claudia Wallis, “The thing about thongs”, in Time:
   • This time round BarelyPolitical.com has got in on the act, selling skimpy red boy-shorts with "OBAMA" written in big white lettering across the back. 2008 April 8, Ada Edemariam, “The rise of pants campaigns”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Synonyms

booty shorts

Translations (7)

hu franciabugyi (underwear) · sv boxertrosor (underwear) · fr garçonne (underwear) · de Boxerslip (underwear) · hu boxeralsó (underwear) · ja ボーイレッグ (underwear) · fr shorty (underwear)