go commando

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cited since 1974, as university slang; explanations as to original meanings differ. === Pronunciation === === Verb === go commando (third-person singular simple present goes commando, present participle going commando, simple past went commando, past participle gone commando) (idiomatic, intransitive) To not wear underwear (chiefly underpants) under one's outer clothing 1996, Friends (TV series), "The One Where No One's Ready" [3.02], Act 2, approx. 12 minutes (of 23): Ross: … why do you have to wear underwear tonight? Joey: It's a rented tux, 'kay? I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues. (more generally) To forgo standard protections. (rare) To forgo something usually considered standard equipment. ==== Hyponyms ==== freeball (“to forego underpants as a man”) freebox (“to forego underpants as a woman”) freeboob (“to not wear a bra beneath one's outer topwear”) ==== Translations ==== ==== References ====