KNICKERS

bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers

(noun) (used in the plural) underpants worn by women; “she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing”

breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers

(noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

knickers pl (plural only)

(colloquial, now US, rare) Knickerbockers.

(UK, NZ) Women's underpants.

Interjection

knickers

A mild exclamation of annoyance.

Source: Wiktionary


KNICKER

Knick"er, n. Etym: [D. knikker.]

Definition: A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble by boys in playing. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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