tighty-whities
Classic men's briefs
Tighty-whities are men's or boys' brief-style underwear, typically white and snug-fitting.
The term is mildly mocking, suggesting something dorky or unfashionable compared to boxers or boxer briefs: He still wears tighty-whities like he did in middle school.
Sometimes spelled tighty-whiteys.
Snug lower undergarments
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- waistbandGarment's upper rim
- undergarmentClothing worn beneath others
Hanes · BVDs · snug · fit · support · hygiene · laundry · drawer
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
old-school · classic · dad · childhood · gym class · locker room · hand-me-downs · dated
Underwear yanked upward painfully
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- exposedOut in open
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- prankPlayful trick on someone
comedic · slapstick · caught · visible · pantsed · awkward · cringe · juvenile
Lacking decoration or ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
- basicFundamental in nature
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- starkSevere and unadorned
clean · unpatterned · monochrome · unembellished · utilitarian · no-frills · generic · standard
briefs
Snug lower undergarments
undergarment · Hanes · BVDs · snug · fit · support · hygiene · laundry · drawer · tagless
nostalgic
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
Americana · old-school · classic · dad · childhood · gym class · locker room · hand-me-downs · dated · uncool
wedgie
Underwear yanked upward painfully
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- exposedOut in open
- gagMouth restraint or jest
prank · comedic · slapstick · caught · visible · pantsed · awkward · cringe · juvenile · streaking
unadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
- basicFundamental in nature
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
stark · clean · unpatterned · monochrome · unembellished · utilitarian · no-frills · generic · standard · ordinary
tighty-whitiesboxers
Underwear or prizefighters
boxer shorts · going commando · commando · freeballing · silk boxers
tight, tighter, tightest, tightly, tightness, tighten, tightens, tightened, tightening