knickers
/ˈnɪkəz/plural noun
1- Brit. a woman's or girl's undergarment, covering the body from the waist or hips to the top of the thighs and having two holes for the legs〈英〉女用短衬裤。
1.1
- N. Amer. Knickerbockers〈北美〉纽约早期荷兰移民后代。
1.2
- as exclamation Brit. informal expressing contempt or annoyance〈英, 非正式〉［表示轻蔑, 恼火］讨厌：
oh, knickers to the lot of them!
哦, 他们那伙人全都是讨厌鬼。
短语
get one's knickers in a twist
- Brit. informal become upset or angry〈英, 非正式〉心烦, 生气。
派生词
knickered
adjectiveknickerless
adjective词源
late 19th cent. （in the sense 'short trousers'）： abbreviation of knickerbockers （see KNICKERBOCKER）.