Briefs

/bɹiːfs/ · noun

Meaning

plural of brief.

Definitions by Sense

1. plural of brief
2. (usually in the plural) A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
3. Swimming briefs.
4. (chiefly Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.
5. (euphemistic) An adult diaper.
6. third-person singular simple present indicative of brief

Example Sentences

[S]he learned not to iron my footy briefs and leave creases in them - the blokes bagged my creases for weeks[.]

Briefs for men and women were not popular in America until the 1930s.

A white tiger sat at the entrance, showing its white fangs in a wide-open bloody mouth. The sinister decorum would make you wet your briefs.

Yes, Gentlemen’s Quarterly wrote that Archie wears briefs, like it was something everyone wanted to know.

I fetched my briefs, pulled them on, and we left the changing room.

Galvanised, I jumped--the clatter of keys rang clear as I thrust the knife, handle down, into the back of my briefs.

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