undie

English

Etymology 1

From undies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌndi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

undie (plural undies)

1. (informal, often attributive) Underwear.
   • 1999 November, Derek de Koff, "Portrait of a Fetishist", Out, page 70:

     Here are a few pointers from an undie-snatching master.

   • 2004 November, Lian Dolan, "Chaos Chronicles", Working Mother, page 98:

     Add an undie stop to the list.

   • 2006, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Weight Loss, page 348:

     Pick up the baby’s vest off the floor and put it on as an undie.

Derived terms

• undie run

 

Etymology 2

From undercover.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌndi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

undie (plural undies)

1. (informal) A spy, undercover agent.
   • 2016, “Let’s Lurk”, ASAP (lyrics), performed by 67 ft Giggs:

     I've got mad hate for the undies
     Moving like gyal, tryna cuff me

   • 2017, “All This”, performed by Mayhem (Uptop):

     Got a mind for the undies
     I'm tryna stay far from the pigs

Etymology 3

un- +‎ die

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈdaɪ̯/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Verb

undie (third-person singular simple present undies, present participle undying, simple past and past participle undied)

1. (intransitive) To come back to life after having died.
2. (intransitive) To become undead.

Anagrams

• Udine, indue, nudie