scanties

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Etymology

From scanty +‎ -s.

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Noun

scanties pl (plural only)

  1. Small panties; skimpy underwear for a woman or girl.
    • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:
      [] and what little girl would not like to whirl in a circular skirt and scanties?

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