pantie

noun pant·ie \ ˈpan-tē \

variants: or panty

Updated on: 23 May 2018

Definition of pantie

plural panties

: a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk and made with closed crotch —usually used in plural

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The woman first found about eight pairs of panties and a note in her unlocked car in January 2017, Bay County sheriffs said.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "He says he wasn't stalking his neighbor. But 90 pounds of panties said otherwise. | Miami Herald," 5 May 2018
The charging documents say Peronto had a pair of Victoria Secret panties with him when he was arrested.

— zaz hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska State Trooper showed up in patrol car for hotel date with 16-year-old girl, charges say," 30 Apr. 2018
Pop star Madonna has lost her battle to prevent an auction of her personal items, including a love letter from her ex-boyfriend, the late rapper Tupac Shakur, a pair of worn panties and a hairbrush containing her hair.

— Fox News, "Madonna loses fight to prevent Tupac love letter from being auctioned off," 25 Apr. 2018
Pricing ranges from $12 for panties to $30 for bodysuits.

— ana colon, Glamour, "Everlane Doubles Down on Its Commitment to Basics by Launching Underwear," 22 Mar. 2018
Day dates are also less pressure-y and tend to not end with anyone’s panties tossed into ceiling fans.

— anna pulley, RedEye Chicago, "Ask Anna: Public hooking up and rebound sex," 3 July 2017
Some of the panties belonged to her — which led to the three burglary charges for Isitro Lee Sanches.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "He says he wasn't stalking his neighbor. But 90 pounds of panties said otherwise. | Miami Herald," 5 May 2018
Cosby violently lifted her dress and pulled down her panties.

— patricia montemurri, Detroit Free Press, "Bill Cosby accuser from Detroit takes defamation suit to Supreme Court," 4 May 2018
So do your underwear drawer a favor and shop their cutest panties below.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "These Insane Period Panties Can Hold Two Tampons Worth of Menstrual Blood," 25 Apr. 2018

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noun pant·ie

variants: or panty \ˈpan-tē\

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plural panties

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