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underwear

English

Etymology

From under- +? wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??w??/, /??nd?w?/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd?w??/

Noun

underwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
  2. (colloquial) Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
    • 1998, Banjo-Kazooie, Rareware.
    • 2006, Toni L. Meilleur, Tournament of Fire
      “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly. Now completely turned on by the fact that his man was sniffing her underwear and grinning like a tiger that took down its prey. That is if tigers could smile and still look sexy.

Synonyms

  • shreddies
  • underclothes
  • undergarment
  • undies
  • See also Thesaurus:underwear

Translations

underwear From the web:

  • what underwear to wear with leggings
  • what underwear should i wear
  • what underwear to wear with workout leggings
  • what underwear size am i
  • what underwear to wear when working out
  • what underwear to wear with gymshark leggings
  • what underwear is made in the usa
  • what underwear is best to wear

swimwear

English

Etymology

swim +? -wear

Noun

swimwear (usually uncountable, plural swimwears)

  1. Items of clothing appropriate for swimming
    • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Dark Tide[1]
      For Stockwell’s purposes, Halle Berry reps an appreciable presence in swimwear, but even her opening voiceover sounds swamped by boredom and regret.

Hyponyms

  • bikini
  • swim briefs
  • swimming trunks
  • swimshorts
  • swimsuit

Translations

swimwear From the web:

  • what swimwear suits my shape
  • what swimwear do celebrities wear
  • what swimwear has an x on it
  • what swimwear is in this summer
  • what swimwear to wear when pregnant
  • what swimwear suits small bust
  • what swimwear suits my body shape
  • what swimwear for big tummy
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