go commando
To not wear underwear (chiefly underpants) under one's outer clothing
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I forgot my underwear, so I am going commando today.”
“He realized he had no clean laundry left, so he decided to go commando for the day.”
“After the airline lost his luggage containing all his clothes, he had no choice but to go commando under his suit for the important business meeting.”
first recorded 20th c.
Attested since 1974, the term originated as university slang. Explanations regarding its original meaning vary, though the year of its first appearance remains fixed in the record.
- 01
all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
- 02
all systems go
Everything is ready.
- 03
as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
- 04
boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
- 05
come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
- 06
don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
- 07
easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
- 08
enough to go around
There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.
Last updated August 10, 2026