"knicks" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of knickers. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">knickers</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of knickers., {{abbreviation of|en|knickers}} Abbreviation of knickers. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} knicks pl (plural only)
  1. (British, colloquial) Knickers. Tags: British, colloquial, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear
    Sense id: en-knicks-en-noun-p1WuUDrs Disambiguation of Underwear: 81 19 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 68 32
  2. (cycling) Lycra pants (usually short) used by cyclists. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-knicks-en-noun-12~JFrJ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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