Meaning
Men's underpants — 'briefs'. An everyday word for the undergarment, often used in the singular: 'a brief'. It comes up plainly in talk of laundry and dressing, and, more pointedly, in the scolding image of someone caught 'inna dem brief' (in just their underwear) — undressed and unprepared.
Examples
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Wash out di brief dem inna di basin.
Wash the underpants out in the basin.
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Him run outside inna him brief.
He ran outside in just his underpants.
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Buy a pack a brief from di market.
Buy a pack of briefs from the market.
Origin
From 'briefs' (underpants); everyday word for men's underwear. See [[marina]], [[merino]].
How it’s used
Men's underpants ('briefs'); often singular 'a brief'. See [[marina]], [[ganzy]].