Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's knickers on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's knick-er-s on
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps one's knickers on (present, singular) keeping one's knickers on (participle, present) kept one's knickers on (participle, past) kept one's knickers on (past)

Phrases

get one's knickers in a twist

Frequently Paired Words

get one's knickers in a twist

Synonyms

keep one's hair on keep one's pants on

Questions

What does keep one's knickers on mean?
To stay calm; to not get flustered or angry.

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