rubber panties

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rubber +‎ panties, probably by analogy with rubber pants. Compare later plastic panties.

Noun[edit]

rubber panties pl (plural only)

  1. (now rare, dated) Rubber pants (plastic pants); or, more strictly, rubber pants that resemble panties.
    • 1922, Lillian Eichler Watson, Etiquette Problems in Pictures, Doubleday, page 94:
      Diaper showers are appropriate, especially when the gifts include rubber panties, diaper pins, bands, etc.
    • 1938, Harry Lowenburg, Care of Infants and Children, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, page 195:
      Rubber diapers as a permanent piece of apparel are not to be used. Especially is this true of rubber panties worn over the diaper, which are serviceable only for a short outing. They should never be worn at night.
    • 2008, Robert L. Rietschel, Alexander A. Fisher, Joseph F. Fowler, edited by Joseph F. Fowler, Robert L. Rietschel, Fisher's Contact Dermatitis, BC Decker, →ISBN, page 596:
      In addition to irritation and maceration from occlusion in the diaper area, rubber panties have caused contact allergy.
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