• Step-in

    Origin

    From step + in.

    Full definition of step-in

    Noun

    step-in

    (plural step-ins)
    1. (also in plural) An item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties.
      • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 46:‘Doc got that step-in in Memphis,’ the third said. ‘Off a damn whore.’
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