Idiom
go commando
Meaning
To not wear underwear (chiefly underpants) under one's outer clothing
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
simple
“I forgot my underwear, so I am going commando today.”
contextual
“He realized he had no clean laundry left, so he decided to go commando for the day.”
complex
“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.”
Origin
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.
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