un·der·shorts

(ŭn′dər-shôrts′)

pl.n.

Shorts or briefs worn as an undergarment, especially those for a man; underpants.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

undershorts

(ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts)

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) another word for shorts²

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•der•shorts

(ˈʌn dərˌʃɔrts)

n. (used with a pl. v.)

short underpants for men and boys.

[1945–50]

Translations

سِرْوالٌ تَـحْتِيّ

slipy

underbukser

alushousut

muške gaće

パンツ

속바지

kalsonger

กางเกงชั้นในของผู้ชาย

şort

quần đùi

内衣裤

undershorts

[ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts] NPL (US) → calzoncillos mpl, calzones mpl (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undershorts

[ˈʌndə^rʃɔː^rts] npl (US) → caleçon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undershorts

[ˈʌndəˌʃɔːts] npl (Am) → mutande fpl da uomo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

undershorts

→ سِرْوالٌ تَـحْتِيّ slipy underbukser Unterhose εσώρουχο calzoncillos alushousut slip muške gaće mutande パンツ 속바지 onderbroek underbukser slipy cueca, cuecas мужские трусы kalsonger กางเกงชั้นในของผู้ชาย şort quần đùi 内衣裤

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Lagarde added that a clear shortage in public investment on a part of advanced economies that 1.7% of the public investment in infrastructure which is twice as little what was in the nineties which is undershorts side of it.

Investing in people helps to share in benefits of economic growth, technological progress

Many though doubted the credibility of her statements because of their timing that coincided with a decision to imprison her for a year after a video that spread of her dancing without wearing undershorts.

Belly Dancer Johara Claims Heart Attack After Arrest

It was the equivalent of the tough guy in the trench coat getting caught with his undershorts around his ankles.

Western spy agencies strike back: A warning to Putin

I usually get at least one book a week, and we just received a replacement steam iron and a three-pack of undershorts. Life is good.

Home delivery! What will they think of next

He also reports getting up more often at night and sometimes his undershorts get wet between voids.

Reminiscing--a tool for excellent elder care and improved quality of life

My future son-in-law decided that drastic measures were in order so he removed all clothing except his undershorts and jumped in the river into the mucky shallows.

A summer full of bonding, memories

For instance, the Sikh code of conduct makes it mandatory for every Sikh to have a Kirpan (sword), a Kara (bangle), kesh (hair), kachehra (a unique undershorts) and a kanga (wooden comb).

Uniform Civil Nonsense: Keep The Genie In The Bottle

He sells undershorts and iPhone covers, computer accessories and circuit boards, polo shirts and T shirts and bumper stickers and helmets and backpacks and license plate frames.

Tony Hawks extensive line of retail fits perfectly with Spohn ranch business plan

I wore red tights, black socks over my shoes (as boots) and a black pair of undershorts. I looked like I had been poured into the costume -- it was ridiculous.

Dressing-up for success?

Similar to the Cool T, British Motorcycle Gear also offers undershorts for both men and women.

British Motorcycle Gear Adds Thermals to Its Growing List of Products

Astrov's jealous, drunken rampage, actor Zsolt Bogdan climbs, hangs off and fairly swings from metalwork 20 feet above the stage, dressed in a shirt, undershorts and boots, with Elena's red silk panties around his neck.

Serban rekindles the fire in Chekhov: but why, a critic protests, should Romanian audiences have all the luck?

Subjects removed all jewelry and wore only gray knit cotton undershorts while in the scanner.

Three-dimensional body scanning as a novel technique for body composition assessment: a preliminary investigation