Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tighty whities

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
tighty whities
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Men's or boys' traditionally white briefs.

Colloquial; Derogatory

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Etymology

From tight + -y and white + -y.

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What does tighty whities mean?
Men's or boys' traditionally white briefs.
Where does tighty whities come from?
From tight + -y and white + -y.

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