"tighties" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From tight + -ies. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tight|ies}} tight + -ies Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tighties pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) Form-fitting cycling shorts. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-tighties-en-noun-DoM13nw2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -ies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Clipping of tighty whities. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">tighty whities</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of tighty whities., {{clipping of|en|tighty whities}} Clipping of tighty whities. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tighties pl (plural only)
  1. (US, slang) Men's or boys' briefs. Tags: US, plural, plural-only, slang Synonyms: underwear, Y-fronts, jockeys, jocks, BVDs, bibidees, ginch, butt-huggers
    Sense id: en-tighties-en-noun-xMF7~Hj~ Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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