Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undershorts

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-shorts
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.

Dated

Example Sentences

"I have one clean pair of undershorts."
"I have to buy more undershorts."
"It being very warm, I removed all of my clothing except my undershorts and lay down to sleep."
"[…] like a mouse [I] hop frantically about on my toes, trying to clear my feet of my undershorts before anybody can peek inside, where, to my chagrin, to my bafflement, to my mortification, I always discover in the bottommost seam a pale and wispy brushstroke of my shit."
"I have been debriefed—I believe that is the current expression, though I am always tempted, when I hear it, to make sure I still have my undershorts on—by the mandarins of the External Affairs Ministry."

Etymology

From under- + shorts, by analogy with underpants, etc.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Dated

Phrases

boxer shorts jockey shorts

Frequently Paired Words

briefs boxer shorts jockey shorts

Questions

What does undershorts mean?: Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.
Where does undershorts come from?: From under- + shorts, by analogy with underpants, etc.

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