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trunks¹

  • /tɹʌŋks/

Rhymes with -ʌŋks

noun

  1. plural plural of trunk

noun

  1. plural, plural only Shorts or briefs used especially for sports.
  2. plural, plural only Swimming trunks. Spread your legs and hang on till your trunks rip right up the back.
  3. plural, plural only Trunkhose.
  4. plural, plural only Trunk briefs. Roger came through, rustling up four shirts and trousers, two belts, pointed out the underwear selections, where Alex riffled through the boxers, boxer-briefs, and trunks, choosing a package of each.
  5. UK, plural, plural only Men’s or boys’ boxer shorts or boxer briefs.

noun

  1. uncountable The game of nineholes.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of trunk

Trunks²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Trunk

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shorts, bermuda shorts, short pants, jamaica shorts, knickers, underpants, undies, pants, panties, luggage, baggage, vault, shoots, boles, boxes, briefcases

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"trunks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trunks. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trunks. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trunks

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"trunks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trunks.

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@misc{trunks_2026,
  title = {trunks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trunks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}