Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, colloquial, plural, plural only, rare)Knickerbockers.

  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural only)Women's underpants.

    (used in the plural) underpants worn by women

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Don't get your knickers in a twist.

    Нерви в коробочку. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. Don't get your knickers in a twist!

    Не кип'ятись так! — deniko

    ruНе кипятись! — odexed

    deJetzt mach dir mal nicht ins Hemd! — al_ex_an_der

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  3. French knickers are allowed in the world of burlesque.

    illiterate · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. What have you got your knickers in a knot about this time?

    patgfisher · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. My knickers are wet.

    deMeine Büx ist nass. — pne

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Clipping of knickerbockers.

Clipping of knickerbockers.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: knickerses

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Derivedbeknickeredcamiknickersgym knickersknickeredknickerlessunknickeredwitches' knickers

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kneecapkneelB2knellknifeA1knight

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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