Definition
Underwear, especially men's underwear; or in nautical terms, very light sails.
Etymology
Originally US military slang, possibly from the brand 'Skivvy' or related to 'skiv.' The etymology is debated, but it emerged in American English in the early 1900s.
Kelly Says
Military slang for underwear is surprisingly common—soldiers called them 'skivvies,' 'gotch,' or 'braggies,' suggesting soldiers always found crude humor in basic supplies.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ውስጥ ጫማ
en-de ʊs-t ʧ'a-ma
ARالعربية
بنطلون داخلي
bin-talun da-khli
BNবাংলা
আধুনিক পোশাক
a-dhu-nik po-shak
CACatalà
Skivvies
skɪvlɪz
CSČeština
spodní prádlo
spɔd-niː prá-dlo
DADansk
undertrøje
ˌʌn.dər.ˈtʁøː.jɛ
DEDeutsch
Unterhosen
ˌʊn.tɐˈhoː.zn̩
ELΕλληνικά
εσώρουχα
es-o-roo-cha
ESEspañol
calzoncillos
kal-θon-θil-yos
FAفارسی
لباس زیر
le-bās zīr
FISuomi
alushousut
ɑ-lu-hu-sut
FRFrançais
culottes
ky-lo-t
HIहिन्दी
अंडरवियर
an-der-vī-ar
HUMagyar
alsónemű
al-so-nem-u
IDBahasa Indonesia
celana dalam
ce-la-na da-lam
ITItaliano
culotte
ky-lot-te
JA日本語
ボクサーパンツ
bok-sā-pan-tsu
MSBahasa Melayu
seluar dalam
se-lu-ar da-lam
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်အပူ
a-le-a-pa-pu
NLNederlands
ondergoed
ˌʌn.dər.ˌɣɔʏ̯d
NONorsk
underbukse
ˌʊn.dər.ˈbʊk.sɛ
PLPolski
bielizna
bje-li-zna
PTPortuguês
cuecas
kwe-kas
RORomână
lenjerie intimă
len-dʒe-rie in-tim-ă
SVSvenska
underkläder
ˌʊn.dər.klɛː.dər
TAதமிழ்
உட்பருத்தி
ut-pa-ru-tti
THไทย
กางเกงใน
gaŋ-keŋ nai
TRTürkçe
iç çamaşır
iç çamaşır
UKУкраїнська
білизна
bi-ly-zna
VITiếng Việt
đồ lót
do-lót