Template:Short description Template:Sister project Template:Use dmy dates Underpants are underwear worn on the lower body generally extending no higher than the navel.<ref>Underpants. Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved 2 August 2012..</ref> In British English they are often called simply pants.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> If a given pair of underpants has a wider waistband, it might bear the brand name of the manufacturer on it.
Types of underpantsEdit
UnisexEdit
Long underpantsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Long underpants are the bottom half of a style of two-piece underwear called long underwear, long johns, or thermal underwear, that has long legs and long sleeves, and is normally worn during cold weather; also commonly worn by people under their clothes in cold countries. The male version of a long underwear bottom may or may not have a front fly.
BriefsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Classic briefs have an elasticated waistband at or near the wearer's waist, and leg bands that end at or near the groin. Many male briefs feature a fly. They also come in ultra-absorbent varieties.
Bikini briefsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Bikini briefs are a variation on classic briefs that have less coverage; though typically full coverage of the derrière. Conventionally, the men’s version has no fly.
ThongEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Thongs are like bikini briefs, except the backside is very narrow and goes between the buttocks.
Open drawersEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Open drawers are undergarments where the backs and front of the legs are not joined together.
DiapersEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Diapers (North America) or nappies (Britain, Ireland, and Australia) are a type of underwear worn by young children and those suffering from incontinence. Unlike other briefs, diapers allow the wearer to urinate or defecate without soiling their surroundings. These can be either reusable or disposable.
MaleEdit
Boxer shortsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Boxer shorts, boxers, or trunks (Britain),<ref>boxer shorts.Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved 29 August 2012 from CollinsDictionary.com website:http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/boxer-shorts.</ref> have an elasticated waistband that is at or near the wearer's waist, while the leg sections are fairly loose and extend to the mid-thigh. There is usually a fly, either with or without buttons.
Midway briefsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Midway briefs are similar in style to boxer briefs, but are longer in the leg, at the longest being down to the knees.
Boxer briefsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Boxer briefs are similar in style to boxer shorts, but are form-fitting like classic briefs. Like men’s briefs, they often utilize a fly.
Sometimes boxer briefs are called trunks (Britain),<ref>trunks. Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved 29 August 2012 from CollinsDictionary.com website:http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/trunks</ref> see next section.
Trunk briefsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Trunk briefs, also known as simply trunks, are shorter than boxer briefs but still have leg sections, unlike briefs.<ref>"High Anxiety in the Underwear Department". The Wall Street Journal. New York. May 14, 2009.</ref>
FemaleEdit
PantiesEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} "Panties" is a general term for female underpants. There are a number of different styles including bikinis, boyshorts, briefs, cheekies, g-strings, hipsters, and thongs. The UK English equivalent is "knickers".
Image galleryEdit
- LongJohns01.JPG
A male wearing long underwear
- Full Cut Fruit of the Looms Men's Classic Briefs in white.jpg
Male briefs
- Bikini brief.jpg
Male bikini briefs
- A-man-in-black-thongs.JPG
Male thong
- BoxerShorts-20070901.jpg
Boxer shorts
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Midway briefs
- Boxer para hombre, calzoncillo.jpg
Boxer briefs
- Retroshorts.jpg
Trunk briefs
- Panties styles - en.svg
Several styles of women's underpants (thong and G-string: back view)
HistoryEdit
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