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bloomers

bloo·mers

US/ˈblumɜrz/ rare dated informal

noun

1.

(usually in the plural) underpants worn by women

  • “she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing”
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Origin

Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894).

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