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Briefs vs Shorts - What's the difference?

briefs | shorts |

As nouns the difference between briefs and shorts

is that briefs is while shorts is .

briefs

English

(wikipedia briefs)

Noun

(head)
  • (pluralonly) A short type of underpants worn by men or boys.

    • Usage notes

    * Briefs are said to come in "pairs", which is to say that the phrase "pair(s) of" is used as a counter for them.

    Related terms

    (other related male bottom end undergarment terms) * athletic supporter * boxers * boxer briefs * boxer shorts * gonch * jockstrap * jockeys * jocks * long johns * scants * underwear * underpants * undies

    Verb

    (head)
  • (brief)

    • Anagrams

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    shorts

    English

    (wikipedia shorts)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • English plurals
  • Pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees.
    • Jessica hated covering her legs, so she rarely wore anything but shorts .
  • Underwear bottoms.
    • After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts .
  • (uncountable) Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
  • The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
  • * Halliwell
    • The first remove above bran is shorts .
  • Short, inferior hemp.

    • Derived terms

    * boardshorts * booty shorts * boxer shorts * swimshorts * sleep shorts

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