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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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