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underwear

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəwɛə/

The English word “underwear” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
  2. Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.

Etymology

From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.

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