Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

y-fronts

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: y-fronts
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Briefs that have a fly as part of an inverted Y formed by the seams.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Setting a spatted foot on the bench that ran down the middle of the changing-room with elegant distain, Adrian began to flip through a pile of Y-fronts and rugger shorts with his cane."
"I did the latter, so in writing this I have put it on record that I am one of the few men who has spent Christmas Eve running across a Kentish marsh in his Y-fronts with two horses trotting after him in close company."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Phrases

bikini briefs

Frequently Paired Words

jocks bibidees bikini briefs

Synonyms

underwear

Questions

What does y-fronts mean?: Briefs that have a fly as part of an inverted Y formed by the seams.

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