boxer shorts

plural noun

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of boxer shorts

: men's underwear shorts characterized by loose fit

Recent Examples of boxer shorts from the Web

Earl Caldwell, a New York Times reporter who had interviewed King on the balcony the previous day, ran out of his motel room in his boxer shorts.

— Fox News, "Witnesses forever changed by MLK's final days," 2 Apr. 2018
Earl Caldwell, a New York Times reporter who’d interviewed King on the balcony the previous day, ran out of his room in his boxer shorts.

— Washington Post, "Witnesses forever changed by King’s final days," 2 Apr. 2018
When found, the man's body was wearing red and dark-colored, possibly blue, plaid boxer shorts and gray and black socks, according to the press release.

— jose r. gonzalez, Houston Chronicle, "Houston authorities trying to ID man found dead in Sims Bayou," 28 Feb. 2018
His boxer shorts — covered with images of astronauts and cats — could be seen over the waistline of his jeans.

— leah sottile, Longreads, "A Teen and a Toy Gun," 6 Feb. 2018
Promising them protection, MS-13 members took a share of their commissary: from chips and candy to T-shirts and boxer shorts.

— michael e. miller, Houston Chronicle, "'Vying for control': How MS-13 uses violence and extortion in America's jails," 4 Feb. 2018
Officers found a small plastic container in the waistband of the man's boxer shorts.

— bob sandrick, cleveland.com, "Money found on bar roof; man, woman in stolen car arrested: Berea police blotter," 21 Dec. 2017
Last year, three residents allegedly broke through the fence that guards Devil’s Hole and sprayed gunfire, took off their clothes to soak in the hot water, threw up in the pool, and left a pair of boxer shorts in this critical fish habitat.

— jim robbins, New York Times, "The Amargosa River Defies the Desert," 18 Dec. 2017
Louis Vuitton’s spectacular opera coats were paired with New Age-y sneakers and silk boxer shorts, clothing that’s fun to run around in, weather permitting.

— rebecca malinsky, WSJ, "Sneak Peek: Next Spring’s 7 Most Wearable Fashion Trends," 6 Oct. 2017

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