English Explanatory Dictionary

panty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
  2. An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
  3. A helmet cover.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

panty panties pantie

Etymology

Recorded since 1845 in the plural, meaning “drawers for men”, a derogatory diminutive of pants (the shortening of pantaloons); meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908.

Derived words

pantied pantie girdle panty girdle pantie hose pantihose pantyhose panty hose panty-hose Pantifa pantiliner pantyliner panty liner panty-belt panty dropper pantyless panty line panty man panty raid panty remover panty shield pantywaist pink panty dropper
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