broekies, plural noun

/ˈbrʊkiːz//ˈbrukis/
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Afrikaans, EnglishShow more Afrikaans broekie panties, knickers + English plural suffix -s.
Women’s or girls’ panties or knickers; broeks sense b. Also transferred sense, and figurative. Cf. broek sense 2.
1961 D. Rooke Lover for Estelle 94There were cries of goodbye and the little girls blew kisses to us; they had on new print dresses and broekies that Estelle had made for them.
1969 Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)The Guildhall Banquet was magnificent: all those footmen standing around in their satin broekies.
1971 ‘Safijoroq’ As for Truth 21We were all busy looking at a lady on the platform...She was sitting like this and you could see right up to her broekies.
1986 Cape Times 17 Jan.I don’t see this as a place where everyone ‘bares their broekies’ the whole time. There is also a lighter human side to things.
1987 H. Parker in Pretoria News 18 June (Tonight) 3Having walked alone from Graaff-Reinet..she screams out her shame — she had to tear up her ‘broekies’ to bind up her bloody feet.
1988 J. Raphaely in Femina May 152Satin broekies under their three-piece suits nogal!
Women’s or girls’ panties or knickers; broeks sense b.
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