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noun (used with a plural verb ) Also knick·er·bock·ers [nik -er-bok-erz]. /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/. loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees. Chiefly British . a bloomerslike undergarment worn by women. panties. British Informal . a woman's or girl's short-legged underpants.
Idioms for knickersto get one's knickers in a twist , British Slang . to get flustered or agitated: Don't get your knickers in a twist every time the telephone rings.
Origin of knickers 1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, plural of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker
Words nearby knickers knicker, Knickerbocker, knickerbocker glory, knickerbockers, knickered, knickers , knickknack, knickpoint, Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife
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You also get to hear LaBeouf say, in an accent that I assume is English, “You should probably take off your knickers .”
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On stage, he played monster and made small girls wet their knickers .
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Unconsciously, the boy in knickers had uttered a truth that no one else had dared to voice.
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Before she knew what she was about, her khaki waist and knickers were off and the beautiful dress was on.
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Yes, she told us, Claire was in the water with the others, probably among the deeper ones who were getting their knickers wet.
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It impresses me as a frontier cow-town grown out of its knickers and still ungainly in its first long trousers.
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Well, knickers is the proper word—at any rate, the one we use in this establishment.
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British Dictionary definitions for knickers pl n an undergarment for women covering the lower trunk and sometimes the thighs and having separate legs or leg-holes
a US variant of knickerbockers
get one's knickers in a twist slang to become agitated, flustered, or upset
Word Origin for knickers C19: contraction of knickerbockers
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