underthing

under- +‎ thing

underthing (plural underthings)

1. (chiefly in the plural) An undergarment.
   • 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XII, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, authorized British edition, London: Martin Secker […], published February 1932 (May 1932 printing), →OCLC:

     'Have you left your underthings off?' he asked her. 'Yes!' 'Ay, well, then I'll take my things off too.'

   • 1979, Lewis Yablonsky, The extra-sex factor: why over half of America's married men play around, page 64:

     My wife would never dare to buy an underthing that was anything but white or black. She thought you had to be a hooker to wear colors.

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