From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Etymology
From the initials of an early manufacturer: Bradley, Voorhees & Day (founded
1876).
*** Noun
[p]
1. [en] Underpants ; usually, men's underpants.
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | year=1953 | author= [Richard Pike Bissell] | title=w:7½ Cents | journal=Atlantic | publisher=Little, Brown | page=53
|passage=The dealers apparently got a big inventory and since the war all
nobody seems to be buying pajamas. Learned to sleep in their ‘ BVDS’ during
the war years in the armed services all these young men did.}}
1. * [chapter=5]
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1970 | author=John Glassco | title=Memoirs of Montparnasse | page=97 | year_published=2007 | location=New York
|passage=We frolicked like dolphins – Graeme and I in shorts and Bob in his
B.V.D.'S – and then stretched out on the ancient waveworn shingle to let the
sinking sun dry and warm us.}}
**** Usage notes
- To make clear the exact quantity being discussed may require the use of "pair of BVDs" or "(however many) pairs of BVDs".
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Descendants
- [es]
**** See also
- jockey shorts
- Speedo
- skivvies
*** Further reading
- [BVD]
[en] [en]