chones
n.pl.— «Con sus “chones” a otra parte Ante la tormenta, Glamour Lingerie por fin tuvo que reconocer que ya no existian mas las condiciones para que saliera a flote su producto, y no solo por la adversa situacion del mercado, sino porque entre las mujeres mexicanas no existe una cultura del uso de lenceria fina.» —“Glamour Lingerie: Con los calzones bien puestos” by Gabriela Martinez in Mexico, D.F. El Nuevo Inversionista Nov. 1, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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