boxer briefs

English

A man wearing a pair of boxer briefs.

Noun

boxer briefs pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) A style of underpants for men that combines the snugness of briefs with the longer length of boxer shorts.
   • 2013, Simon Elkeles, Wild Cards - Volume 1, page 109:

     "Wait. Well, well… lookie here!" Monika says as she lifts the top of Derek's suitcase. "Seems like your boy wears boxer briefs, wears Calvin Klein cologne, and plays poker.

   • 2022, Colton Haynes, Miss Memory Lane: A Memior, page 100:

     Please include four digital photos, taken with no makeup, no hair products. One from the front, two profile shots to show facial structure, one full body in white briefs or boxer briefs.

Alternative forms

• boxer-briefs

Translations

style of underpants

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四角褲 / 四角裤 (zh) (sìjiǎokù), 四角內褲 / 四角内裤

• Finnish: bokserit (fi) pl
• Russian: бо́ксеры (ru) pl (bóksery)
• Serbo-Croatian: bokserice (sh) f pl
• Spanish: bóxer slip m

See also

• bikini briefs
• compression shorts
• midway briefs
• trunk briefs