BVDs
plural noun North American trademark
A type of boxer shorts.Just me and him in our BVDs, watching television and munching on chips....
- It was the first time I ever drank beer, and I wandered off because all I could think about was Peter in his BVDs.
- Every afternoon he watched television in his BVDs.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation from the name of the manufacturers; the mistaken full form in folk etymology is babies' ventilated diapers.