different between undergarment vs boyshorts

English

Etymology

From under- +? garment.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n.d?(?).????.m?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.d?.????.m?nt/

Noun

undergarment (plural undergarments)

1. Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.
   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):

     Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel?

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.

2. (religion, in the plural) Temple garments worn by the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Synonyms

• (temple garments): Jesus jammies

Translations

See also

• undergarment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• boy shorts
• boy-shorts

Etymology

From boy +? shorts.

Noun

boyshorts pl (plural only)

1. A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.
   • 2003, Claudia Wallis, "The thing about thongs", Time, 6 Oct 03:

     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, Ada Edemariam, "The rise of pants campaigns", The Guardian, 8 Apr 08:

     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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