as in boxer shorts
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Davin, who was wearing only boxer shorts at the time, appeared to be intoxicated, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Bloomers are being worn in broad daylight, becoming unexpected (and unapologetically comfy) outfit staples — and the same goes for boxer shorts.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Refinery29,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.—
Gregory Wakeman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger.—
John Romano,
Dallas News,
11 Jan. 2023
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The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2022
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“Underdrawers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdrawers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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