whiteys
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Men's or boys’ traditionally white briefs.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Like a hot knife through butter the razor parted the tissue and muscle and nerves and like the Red Sea to Moses those two visible vertebrae split away from one another. Instantly rendering his legs useless and even before the bright red blood began to stain the tidiness of his whiteys, Abraham began
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 “whiteys” mean?
Men's or boys’ traditionally white briefs.
Is “whiteys” formal or informal?
whiteys is generally slang.