knickers

Universal Words noun [pl.] 1 (BrE) (also panties AmE, BrE) a piece of women's underwear that covers the body from the waist to the tops of the legs: a pair of knickers 2 (AmE) = KNICKERBOCKERS knicker adjective [onlybeforenoun]: knicker elastic IDIOMS get your knickers in a twist (BrE, slang) to become angry, confused or upset moreatWETv.