tighty-whitey

English

Noun

tighty-whitey (plural tighty-whiteys)

  1. Attributive form of tighty whities.
    tighty-whitey style underwear
    tighty-whitey-clad
    • 2008, The Creators of Top Chef, Brett Martin, Top Chef:The Cookbook, page 63:
      I actually came downstairs in my tighty-whitey briefs once, but by the time they got the camera, I was already back in my clothes.
    • 2015, D.J. MacHale, Strike: The SYLO Chronicles #3, page 45:
      A pair of white socks were shoved into my hands along with tighty-whitey underpants. On top of that was a pair of size-ten white sneakers. Finally, I was given clean orange coveralls ... with the number 0311 in bold letters on the back.
    • 2013, Juliet Rosetti, Crazy for You: Life and Love on the Lam:
      He was still a tighty-whitey guy, I saw, unable to keep my eyes from straying. Doctors could use Labeck as a living anatomy chart.
    • 2023, James Dashner, A Door in the Woods:
      I took a quick shower, got dressed, put on my hat, and then wondered what I should do with the money. It was too much to jam in my pockets, but I put as much as I could in them. I also did the old folded money in the sock thing. But there were still a few bills left. ΒΆ Well, I reckoned, good thing I wear the tighty-whitey undies, because that's where they went.
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