undergear

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ gear.

Pronunciation

  • (noun)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌndəɡɪə/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʌndəɹɡɪɹ/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • (verb)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌndəˈɡɪə/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ʌndəɹˈɡɪɹ/

Noun

undergear (usually uncountable, plural undergears)

  1. (uncommon) Underwear
    • 2022, Josh Coker, ‎Suzanne Sherwood, ‎Julie Tarman, Dreams in Ruin (page 35)
      Could you just go easy on Buzz? He's got his undergear all in a pinch right now.

Verb

undergear (third-person singular simple present undergears, present participle undergearing, simple past and past participle undergeared)

  1. (online gaming) To equip a character with equipment that is significantly worse than expected for their level, role or the content they are being used to play through.
    Antonym: overgear
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