boyshorts

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See also: boy-shorts and boy shorts

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Etymology

From boy +‎ shorts.

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Noun

boyshorts pl (plural only)

  1. A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.
    Synonym: booty shorts
    • 2003 October 6, Claudia Wallis, “The thing about thongs”, in Time:
      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.
    • 2008 April 8, Ada Edemariam, “The rise of pants campaigns”, in The Guardian:
      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.

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