"boxers" meaning in English

See boxers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} boxers
  1. plural of boxer Tags: form-of, plural Form of: boxer
    Sense id: en-boxers-en-noun-3K-JQ~n7

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boxers.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} boxers pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Boxer shorts. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear Related terms: briefs, midways, trunks, bikinis
    Sense id: en-boxers-en-noun-BPL7Ms~s Disambiguation of Underwear: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 70 22 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 75 18 3

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