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BRIEFS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does briefs mean?

• BRIEFS (noun)
The noun BRIEFS has 1 sense:

1. short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)

Familiarity information: BRIEFS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BRIEFS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

briefs; Jockey shorts

Hypernyms ("briefs" is a kind of...):

underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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