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Undergarment vs Boyshorts - What's the difference?

undergarment | boyshorts |

As nouns the difference between undergarment and boyshorts

is that undergarment is any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear while boyshorts is a female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.

undergarment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

    • See also

    * ("undergarment" on Wikipedia)

    boyshorts

    English

    (wikipedia boyshorts) (boyshorts)

    Alternative forms

    * boy shorts * boy-shorts

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.
  • * 2003 , Claudia Wallis, "The thing about thongs", Time , 6 Oct 03:
    • The only viable alternative, one that my daughter favored, was an item called boyshorts , a low-riding pair of short shorts loosely, or should I say tightly, based on Britney's stagewear.
  • * 2008 , Ada Edemariam, "The rise of pants campaigns", The Guardian , 8 Apr 08:
    • This time round BarelyPolitical.com has got in on the act, selling skimpy red boy-shorts with "OBAMA" written in big white lettering across the back.