gaunch
n.— «Gaunch launch.…West Vancouver’s Kathleen Staples recently launched a new line of luxurious machine washable underwear called Staples. Staples designs them in soft, stretchy knitted silk and included are regular panties, bikinis and sexy boxers in the traditional cut-off longjohn style.» —“Gaunch launch” Audrey Gostlin’s Inside Fashion Mar. 19, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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