boy shorts
plural noun
: women's briefs with a low waist and with leg openings at the top of the thigh that are cut parallel to the waist
My favorites … are the boy shorts. I find that they're long enough to give me the coverage that feels right for me and the aesthetic I'm looking for, but they're short enough that they don't bunch up under pants or ride up throughout the day.—
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Select Skims bestsellers are now on sale, including seamless thongs, boy shorts, and a cheeky seven-day-of-the-week pack.
—Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
The campaign depicts the players in various skin-tone undies — bikini and high-waist briefs, boy shorts, bandeaus and T-shirts — accessorized with basketballs, high-heel pumps and elaborate rhinestone jewelry.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 May 2024
These mesh panties are a one-size-fits-all pair of boy shorts that are meant to be stretchy, lightweight, and breathable.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
On the cover, another man posed her on a bed wearing only a bra and boy shorts, with a Teletubby tucked under her arm.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Some of the stylish swimwear included a black cutout one-piece, a leopard-print triangle top with matching boy shorts, and a slinky Barbie-pink mockneck dress.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 July 2023
The matching two-piece was composed of an ultra-cropped racerback tank top—with a hem that barely covered her underboob—and a pair of low-rise micro boy shorts.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2023
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Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
The campaign depicts the players in various skin-tone undies — bikini and high-waist briefs, boy shorts, bandeaus and T-shirts — accessorized with basketballs, high-heel pumps and elaborate rhinestone jewelry.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 May 2024
These mesh panties are a one-size-fits-all pair of boy shorts that are meant to be stretchy, lightweight, and breathable.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
On the cover, another man posed her on a bed wearing only a bra and boy shorts, with a Teletubby tucked under her arm.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Some of the stylish swimwear included a black cutout one-piece, a leopard-print triangle top with matching boy shorts, and a slinky Barbie-pink mockneck dress.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 July 2023
The matching two-piece was composed of an ultra-cropped racerback tank top—with a hem that barely covered her underboob—and a pair of low-rise micro boy shorts.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2023
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“Boy shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20shorts. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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