BVDs

BVDs
BVDs [bē΄vē΄dēz′]
pl.n.
< B.V.D., trademark < B(radley), V(oorhees and)D(ay), manufacturers
Informal men's underwear; specif., esp. formerly, men's one-piece long underwear

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