boxer shorts
noun (used with a plural verb)
men's loose-fitting undershorts with an elastic waistband.
Also called
boxers.
Origin of boxer shorts
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby boxer shorts
boxberry,
boxboard,
boxboy,
boxcar,
boxer,
boxer shorts,
boxer-style,
boxercise,
boxfish,
boxful,
boxgrove man
Example sentences from the Web for boxer shorts
He clomped down the stairs with his cane, wearing a pair of boxer-shorts and rubber slippers.
Makers |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for boxer shorts
boxer shorts
pl n
men's underpants shaped like shorts but having a front opening
Also called: boxers