The difference between Knickers and Underpants

When used as nouns, knickers means knickerbockers, whereas underpants means underwear, clothing covering the genitalia.

Knickers is also interjection with the meaning: a mild exclamation of annoyance.

check bellow for the other definitions of Knickers and Underpants

  1. Knickers as a noun (colloquial, now, _, US, rare):

    Knickerbockers.

  2. Knickers as a noun (UK, NZ):

    Women's underpants.

    Examples:

    "For attributive usage of sense 2 see m knicker."

  1. Underpants as a noun:

    underwear, clothing covering the genitalia.

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