underthing

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ thing.

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Noun

underthing (plural underthings)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) An undergarment.
    • 1928, D H Lawrence, chapter XII, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, : Privately printed, →OCLC:
      'Have you left your underthings off?' he asked her. 'Yes!' 'Ay, well, then I'll take my things off too.'
    • 1979, Lewis Yablonsky, The extra-sex factor: why over half of America's married men play around, page 64:
      My wife would never dare to buy an underthing that was anything but white or black. She thought you had to be a hooker to wear colors.

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