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drawers

dra·wers

US/dɹɔɹz/ fairly common informal slang

noun

1.
2.

(usually in the plural) underpants worn by women

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

From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.

Phrases

  • blue drawers
  • get the drawers
  • Maggie's drawers
  • mosquito drawers

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