- (British English) (also panties North American English, British English)a piece of women’s underwear that covers the body from the middle part to the tops of the legs
- a pair of knickers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- French
- frilly
- lacy
- …
- pair
- pull down
- pull up
- bra and knickers
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- (North American English) (also knickerbockers British and North American English)short loose trousers that fit tightly just below the knee, worn especially in the past
Word Originlate 19th cent. (in the sense ‘short trousers’): abbreviation of knickerbockers.
Idioms
See knickers in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryget your knickers in a twist (British English)
(North American English get your panties in a bunch)
- (informal) to become angry, confused or upset
wet your knickers/pants
(also wet yourself)
[no passive]- to urinate in your underwear by accident
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