BRIEFS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does briefs mean? 

• BRIEFS (noun)
  The noun BRIEFS has 1 sense:

1. (used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)

  Familiarity information: BRIEFS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRIEFS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used in the plural) short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

briefs; Jockey shorts

Hypernyms ("briefs" is a kind of...):

underpants (an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

He has a kind of talent for drawing briefs, and stating a case in writing, plainly.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)