Definitions for knickersˈnɪk ərz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
knick•ers*ˈnɪk ərz(n.)
loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
Category: Clothing
Brit. women's underpants.
Category: British, Clothing
Idioms for knickers:
get one's knickers in a twist,Brit. Slang. to get flustered or agitated.
Category: Idiom, British
* (used with a pl. v.).
Origin of knickers:
1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, pl. of knickerbocker, special use of Knickerbocker
Princeton's WordNet
breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers(noun)
trousers ending above the knee
bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers(noun)
underpants worn by women
"she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
knickers(noun)ˈnɪk ərz
panties
Wiktionary
knickers(Noun)
Knickerbockers.
knickers(Noun)
Women's underpants.
knickers(Interjection)
A mild exclamation of annoyance.
Origin: Short for knickerbockers.
Translations for knickers
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
knickers(noun plural)
women's and girls' pants, especially if loose-fitting and gathered in at the thigh.
- broek, vrouebroekAfrikaans
- بَنْطَلون قَصير نِسائيArabic
- кюлотиBulgarian
- calcinhasPortuguese (BR)
- kalhotkyCzech
- der SchlüpferGerman
- underbukserDanish
- κιλόταGreek
- bragasSpanish
- püksikud, (naiste) puhvpüksidEstonian
- زیر شلواری زنانهFarsi
- alushousutFinnish
- culotte, knickersFrench
- אַברָקַיִיםHebrew
- नीकरHindi
- dugačke ženske gaće bez dugmetaCroatian
- bugyiHungarian
- celana tanggungIndonesian
- nærbuxur kvennaIcelandic
- mutandine, knickersItalian
- ブルマーJapanese
- 여성용 속옷Korean
- kelnėsLithuanian
- (sieviešu) biksītesLatvian
- seluar dalam wanitaMalay
- slipjeDutch
- gammeldagse truserNorwegian
- majtkiPolish
- زیر شلواری زنانهPersian
- هغه جامه چۍ ښځي د پطلون لاندۍ اغوندېPashto
- calcinhasPortuguese
- chiloţi de damăRomanian
- панталоныRussian
- nohavičkySlovak
- ženske spodnjiceSlovenian
- ženski donji vešSerbian
- underbyxorSwedish
- กางเกงทรงหลวม ๆ ยาวแค่เข่าThai
- kadın küloduTurkish
- 燈籠褲Chinese (Trad.)
- жіночі трусикиUkrainian
- زنانہ جانگھیاUrdu
- quần chẽn gốiVietnamese
- 灯笼裤Chinese (Simp.)
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