Usually means: Short, loose-fitting undergarments for women.
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  1. knickers: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. knickers: Merriam-Webster
  3. knickers: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. knickers: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. knickers: Collins English Dictionary
  6. knickers: Vocabulary.com
  7. Knickers, knickers: Wordnik
  8. Knickers, knickers, knickers: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. knickers: Wiktionary
  10. knickers: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. knickers: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. knickers: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. knickers: Dictionary.com
  14. knickers: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. knickers: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Knickers: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. knickers: Rhymezone
  18. knickers: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. Knickers (a horrible word!): Britih-American Dictionary
  20. knickers: FreeDictionary.org
  21. knickers: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. Knickers: The Word Detective
  23. knickers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. knickers: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. knickers: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. knickers: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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▸ noun:  (colloquial, now US, rare) Knickerbockers.
▸ noun:  (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Women's underpants.

Similar:
pants, knickerbockers, bloomers, drawers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, Knicks, Alan Whickers, camiknicker, more...

Opposite:
trousers, pants, slacks

Types:
boxers, briefs, thongs, G-string, c-string, granny panties, boy shorts, bikini briefs, more...

Phrases:
French knickers, all fur coat and no knickers, get one's knickers in a twist, get ones knickers in a twist, get your knickers in a twist, more...

Adjectives:
white, blue, black, french, frilly, red, short, pink, baggy, little, brown

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Similar:
pants, knickerbockers, bloomers, drawers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, Knicks, Alan Whickers, camiknicker, more...

Opposite:
trousers, pants, slacks

Types:
boxers, briefs, thongs, G-string, c-string, granny panties, boy shorts, bikini briefs, more...

Phrases:
French knickers, all fur coat and no knickers, get one's knickers in a twist, get ones knickers in a twist, get your knickers in a twist, knickers in a twist, more...

Adjectives:
white, blue, black, french, frilly, red, short, pink, baggy, little, brown

Colors:
    white,     black,     red,     pink,     blue, more...



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