- knick·ers
- /ˈnıkɚz/ noun [plural]Brit informal : to become upset about something that is not very important
Don't get your knickers in a twist: I'll be ready in a minute!
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knick|ers — «NIHK uhrz», noun (plural). 1. short, loose fitting trousers gathered in at, or just below, the knee: »old golfing knickers. 2. a kind of bloomerlike underwear, worn by women. ╂[short for knickerbockers < Knickerbocker (said to be due to the… … Useful english dictionary
cam|i|knick|ers — «KAM uh NIHK uhrz», noun (plural). British. a woman s undergarment combining a camisole and knickers. ╂[< cami(sole) + knickers] … Useful english dictionary
knick — cam·i·knick·ers; knick; knick·er; knick·er·bock·er; knick·er·bock·ered; knick·ered; knick·knack; knick·knack·ato·ry; knick·knack·ery; knick·knacky; … English syllables
knick|er|bock|ers — «NIHK uhr BOK uhrz», noun (plural). = knickers. (Cf. ↑knickers) … Useful english dictionary
knick·er·bock·ers — /ˈnıkɚˌbɑːkɚz/ noun [plural] Brit : ↑knickers 1 … Useful english dictionary
knickers — knick|ers [ˈnıkəz US ərz] n [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: knickerbockers] 1.) BrE a piece of women s underwear worn between the waist and the top of the legs = ↑panties ▪ a pair of frilly knickers 2.) AmE ↑knickerbockers 3.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
knickers — knick|ers [ nıkərz ] noun plural AMERICAN KNICKERBOCKERS a. BRITISH PANTIES get your knickers in a twist INFORMAL to get angry, annoyed, or upset … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knickers — knick•ers [[t]ˈnɪk ərz[/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) 1) clo loose fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees 2) brit. clo Brit. women s underpants • get one s knickers in a twist Etymology: 1880–85; shortened form of knickerbockers, pl. of… … From formal English to slang
knickers — knick|ers sb. pl., ene … Dansk ordbog
knickerbockers — knickers knick ers, n. pl. 1. The name for a style of loose fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also {knickerbockers}. Syn: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers. [1913 Webster + WordNet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
