knickered
A British adjective meaning wearing knickers (underwear) — in the same vein as 'pantied' in American English.
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A British adjective meaning wearing knickers (underwear) — in the same vein as 'pantied' in American English. In British English, knickers refers to women's underwear, so knickered simply means having knickers on. There's also an older obsolete sense of wearing knickerbockers (the baggy Victorian-era trousers). In modern use the term is mostly encountered in a playful or somewhat saucy context, though it's relatively mild on the scale of British sauciness. Not an offensive term, just mildly intimate.
She laughed and said she certainly wasn't going to answer the door in just her knickered state.
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(British) Wearing knickers; pantied.
Knickered means: Wearing knickers; pantied.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
knickered means: Wearing knickers; pantied.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(obsolete) Wearing knickerbockers.
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- knickies80%
A British colloquial variant of 'knickers' — women's underwear. The '-ies' suffix adds a softened, familiar, almost childlike quality to the word, making it sound less clinical and more playfully casual. It's the sort of word your nan might use when folding laundry, or that pops up in light British comedy. In everyday use it's interchangeable with 'knickers,' just slightly quirkier.
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Women's underpants.
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