boxer briefs

plural noun

: underwear shorts that are longer than briefs (see brief entry 2 sense 4) and that typically have a snugger fit than boxer shorts

While boxers were once an old standby, they bunch up under a slim-fitting pant and aren't as supportive for the gym-going guy. The solution: boxer briefs.

—Jennifer Benjamin

Examples of boxer briefs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco. —Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026

Opt for those boys boxer briefs. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

Shot and directed by Zora Sicher, the couple wear a variety of styles including pink boxers and briefs, sports bras for her and boxer briefs on him. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026

The underwear offering will include boxer briefs in similar patterns along with crewneck and V-neck Ts in French terry and Supima pique. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boxer briefs

• beliefs
• massifs
• motifs
• reliefs
• chiefs
• fiefs
• griefs
• leafs
• reefs