"boyshorts" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boyshorts.wav
Etymology: From boy + shorts. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boy|shorts}} boy + shorts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} boyshorts pl (plural only)
  1. A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts. Wikipedia link: boyshorts Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear Synonyms: booty shorts, boy shorts, boy-shorts Translations (underwear): shorty [masculine] (French), garçonne [Canada, feminine] (French), Boxerslip [masculine] (German), boxeralsó (Hungarian), franciabugyi (Hungarian), ボーイレッグ (bōireggu) (Japanese), boxertrosor [plural] (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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