undershorts

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undershorts

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From under- + shorts, by analogy with underpants, etc.

noun

dated, plural, plural only Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants. I have one clean pair of undershorts.

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noun underpants

中文	四角褲 /四角裤 sìjiǎokù, 內褲 /内裤 nèikù, 貼身短褲 /贴身短裤 tiēshēn duǎnkù
Deutsch	Unterhose

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

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

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

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@misc{undershorts_2026,
  title = {undershorts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undershorts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}