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scanties

noun
/ˈskæntiz/US

Etymology

From scanty + -s.

  1. inherited from scanten
  2. derived from *(s)ḱem-✻ — “mutilated, hornless”
  3. derived from *skammaz✻ — “short”
  4. derived from skamt
  5. inherited from scant
  6. suffixed as scanty — “scant + y”
  7. suffixed as scanties — “scanty + s”

Definitions

  1. Small panties

    Small panties; skimpy underwear for a woman or girl.

    • […] and what little girl would not like to whirl in a circular skirt and scanties?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA