Phrase guide

boxer shorts

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Loose shorts worn as underwear by men.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after the shorts worn by those who engage in boxing, as their elasticity is comparable to that of what boxers must wear for unhindered leg movement.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bokserbroek — underwear
  • Arabic: سِروال (sirwāl) — underwear
  • Arabic: بوكسر (bōksar) — underwear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平角褲 /平角裤 (píngjiǎokù) — underwear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四角褲 /四角裤 (sìjiǎokù) — underwear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四角內褲 /四角内裤 (sìjiǎonèikù) — underwear
  • Czech: boxerky — underwear
  • Dutch: boxershort — underwear
  • Dutch: boxer — underwear
  • Finnish: bokserit — underwear
  • French: caleçon — underwear
  • Galician: bóxer — underwear
  • German: Boxershorts — underwear
  • Irish: fobhríste dornálaí — underwear
  • Norman: boxeurs — underwear
  • Polish: bokserki — underwear
  • Portuguese: samba-canção — underwear
  • Portuguese: boxers — underwear
  • Rade: kăl sŏng — underwear
  • Russian: семе́йные (seméjnyje) — underwear
  • Serbo-Croatian: бо̏ксерице — underwear
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȍkserice — underwear
  • Spanish: bóxer — underwear
  • Swedish: boxershorts — underwear
  • Swedish: boxerkalsonger — underwear
  • Swedish: boxer — underwear
  • Turkish: baksır — underwear
  • Turkish: paçalı don — underwear