undershorts means underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Etymology
From under- + shorts, by analogy with underpants, etc.
noun
- Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.“I have one clean pair of undershorts.”