"panty" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-panty.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-panty.wav [US] Forms: panties [plural]
Rhymes: -ænti Etymology: Recorded since 1845 in the plural, meaning “drawers for men”, a derogatory diminutive of pants (the shortening of pantaloons); meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pants}} pants, {{m|en|pantaloons}} pantaloons Head templates: {{en-noun}} panty (plural panties)
  1. (obsolete, in the plural) Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. Tags: in-plural, obsolete
    Sense id: en-panty-en-noun-XIfV-I1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 25 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 25 1
  2. (usually in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women. Tags: in-compounds, plural-normally Categories (topical): Clothing, Underwear
    Sense id: en-panty-en-noun-CERQFa6o Disambiguation of Clothing: 17 83 0 Disambiguation of Underwear: 15 79 5
  3. (informal, roller derby) A helmet cover. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Roller derby
    Sense id: en-panty-en-noun-zf0YctXX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pantie [uncommon]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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