Definition of tighty-whities in US English:
tighty-whities
noun ˌtītēˈ(h)wīdēzˌtītēˈ(h)wīdēz
informal Men's white cotton briefs.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I used to go over to his house to take dictation, and he'd answer the door in his tighty-whities,’ she recalls of her boss.
- And when Tony told us to strip, I didn't want to take my pants off because I didn't want to show off my tighty-whities.
- It's a pity the photo doesn't capture the tighty-whities visible through the open sides of the dungarees - those really drew the whole costume together.
- ‘My husband wears tighty-whities,’ she giggled, bending over in hysterics.
- He was still in his tighty-whities for God's sake!