briefs

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

//bɹiːfs//

A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.

noun

1
Also a form of briefplural of brief

noun

1
A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
[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.
2
Swimming briefs.
I fetched my briefs, pulled them on, and we left the changing room.
3
informalMale underpant bikini briefs.
Galvanised, I jumped--the clatter of keys rang clear as I thrust the knife, handle down, into the back of my briefs.
4
An adult diaper.

verb

1
Also a form of briefthird-person singular simple present indicative of brief

briefed · Wearing briefs briefing · A concise summary of a current situation briefly · In a brief manner, summarily.

briefs · A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.

brig · A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and…Brig · A district in Valais canton, Switzerland.brigade · A group of people organized for a common purpose.

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