• Panty

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ænti

    Origin

    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.

    Alternative forms

    Full definition of panty

    Noun

    panty

    (plural panties)
    1. (obsolete, in the plural) Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. from the 19th c.
    2. (usually in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women. from the 20th c.
      • 1952 October 13, Advertisement, Life (magazine), 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,....
      • 2011, Dan S. Kennedy, Jason Marrs, No B.S. Price Strategy, page 54,That puts their panty well over 1000% higher priced than the Hanes panty and roughly 300% higher priced than the Victoria′s Secret panty. All three are cotton bikini panties. Not much difference in the actual panty but a huge discrepancy in prices.
    3. (informal, roller derby) A helmet cover.

    Usage notes

    One wears a pair of panties (like pant(aloon)s), not a panty. The singular form is used in derived terms, but rarely to refer to a single pair of panties.

    Derived terms

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