pantie, panty, scanty, step-in
(noun) short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
panty (plural panties)
(obsolete, in the plural) Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. [from the 19th c.]
(usually, in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women. [from the 20th c.]
(informal, roller derby) A helmet cover.
One wears a pair of panties (like pant(aloon)s), not a panty. The singular form is used in derived terms, but rarely to refer to a single pair of panties.
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
