briefs

1. pluralplural of brief

attributive brief

1. pluralplural onlyA very short, close-fitting type of underpants.

   Briefs for men and women were not popular in America until the 1930s.

   2008, Dan Peek, Why Do They Dress That Way?: People’s Place Book No. 7, page 80

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   [S]he learned not to iron my footy briefs and leave creases in them - the blokes bagged my creases for weeks[.]

   1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 124

   A white tiger sat at the entrance, showing its white fangs in a wide-open bloody mouth. The sinister decorum would make you wet your briefs.

   2010, Robert Trando, Letters Of A Vietnamese Émigré, page 83

   Yes, Gentlemen’s Quarterly wrote that Archie wears briefs, like it was something everyone wanted to know.

   2012, Dan Stephenson, The Underwater Widow

2. pluralplural onlySwimming briefs.

   I fetched my briefs, pulled them on, and we left the changing room.

   2012, Luis Algorri, You’ll Hear From Me: A Gay Story about Passion and Love

3. Australiainformalpluralplural onlyMale underpant bikini briefs.

   Galvanised, I jumped--the clatter of keys rang clear as I thrust the knife, handle down, into the back of my briefs.

   2012, Joe Tog, Aussie Prison Breaks: Not All Escapees Are Desperados

4. euphemisticpluralplural onlyAn adult diaper.

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of brief