underpants gnome noun2 •(slang) Someone who makes incomplete plans with missing steps; someone who plans unsuccessfully.2. ? 3. Profit! Do you think their plan is missing something? They know Success in Programming 53 There Is No Try It's a Question of Passion Don't Plan Like an Underpants Gnome. — 2014 •[before a noun] (slang) A plan with missing steps; an incomplete plan. formsunderpants gnomes