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panty

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ænti
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, plural-normally

Examples

  • 1952 October 13, Advertisement, Life, page 13, For, unlike old-fashioned diapers, PLAYTEX Dryper confines all wetness to the panty area; brings your baby a whole new world of comfort plus cleaner, finer protection.
  • 2003, Glamour, Volume 101, Issues 4-6, page number unknown, “One time I was going to run and change before a concert because I realized I had panty lines showing,” says Britta Phillips, [...] .

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A helmet cover.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: roller derby

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pantie, scanty, step-in

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: underpants

History

Etymology

Recorded since 1845 in the plural, meaning “drawers for men”, a derogatory diminutive of pants (the shortening of pantaloons); meaning “underpants for women or children” first recorded 1908.