boyshorts

See also: boy-shorts and boy shorts

English

Alternative forms

• boy shorts, boy-shorts

Etymology

From boy +‎ shorts.

Noun

1. A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.

   Synonyms: booty shorts, hot pants, batty rider

   • 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.

Translations

underwear

• French: shorty (fr) m, garçonne (fr) f (Canada)
• German: Boxerslip m
• Hungarian: boxeralsó (hu), franciabugyi
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• Japanese: ボーイレッグ (bōireggu)
• Swedish: boxertrosor c pl