man panties

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Meaning · English

Men's or boys' briefs.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

“Maybe he was some lean and muscly kid with a scrawny mustache and one earring glinting in an earlobe, the not-gay earlobe. Maybe he worked the fryers with his shirt off, tucked into the back pockets of his baggy baggy pants, the waistband of his man-panties sticking out, the word TROUBLE tattooed a

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “man panties” mean?

Men's or boys' briefs.

Is “man panties” formal or informal?

man panties is generally derogatory, slang.