〈英〉 女用短衬裤。
〈北美〉 纽约早期荷兰移民后代。
[as exclamation]
〈英,非正式〉 [表 示轻蔑,恼火] 讨厌
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oh, knickers to the lot of them! 哦,他们那伙人全都是讨厌鬼。
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get one's knickers in a twist Brit .informal become upset or angry 〈英,非正式〉 心烦,生气
"late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘short trousers’): abbreviation of