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Pants

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Belfastchild74 · 02/05/2024 17:07

Is a bit of a thread about a thread...

But pants...

Pants are underwear in my world (and the kids)

But my dh (not american) speaks of them as if they are outerwear...

Yanbu - pants = underpants / underwear

Yabu - pants = trousers / outerwear

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Needmorelego · 02/05/2024 21:16

@PrincessTeaSet you are correct 🙂
I had the spelling wrong. Stupid spell check.
Of course for the full fake french I think there's meant to be one of those accent thingys over one of the letters - but my phone keyboard doesn't seem to give me that option.
It is just fake french though 😂🇫🇷

WibblyWobblyWeeble · 02/05/2024 21:11

Pants are underwear, both in the North East where I'm from, and near Glasgow, where I live.
Is it an Americanism creeping in with him?

tillytoodles1 · 02/05/2024 21:10

I'm from Liverpool and its always been knickers and pants on top.

sciencemama · 02/05/2024 21:06

Pants are males underwear alongside boxers
Knickers are females underwear
Trousers are trousers...

OchonAgusOchonOh · 02/05/2024 20:55

Pants is not just American for trousers. It is also used in Ireland. I was very confused on here for a while with posters using pants to refer to underwear.

Rosestulips · 02/05/2024 20:49

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 17:10

I grew up in the South where pants are underwear, then moved to the North where pants are trousers. Was rather confused at first.

I’m in the north and pants are knickers, trousers are trousers

PrincessTeaSet · 02/05/2024 20:48

Needmorelego · 02/05/2024 18:24

I frequently call pants (as in the underwear type) "pantaloons".
I also refer to ones bottom as "your butt-tocks".
So "put your butt-tocks in your pantaloons" is a perfectly normal sentence for me to say.
I also like the word "brasserie" which must be spoken with a fake french accent.

Do you mean brassiere?
Brasserie would be a caff up north

Svolvaer · 02/05/2024 20:37

My daughter’s wife is from the U.S. so they call underwear “secret pants” so there’s no confusion.

Notreat · 02/05/2024 20:34

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 17:10

I grew up in the South where pants are underwear, then moved to the North where pants are trousers. Was rather confused at first.

I'm from the north and have never heard trousers called pants. Pants are underwear

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 02/05/2024 20:33

I'm confused too. I live in the North and nobody I know calls trousers pants?

Not all of the North speaks the same.

TowerRavenSeven · 02/05/2024 20:19

I’m in America and pants are outerwear bottoms. I work for a non profit where I send clothing to social workers and both my supervisor (Middle 20’s young man) and I both call it underwear we both could not bear to say panties and briefs!!

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 20:14

IsoldeWagner · 02/05/2024 19:25

Are you in the USA?
In the North of England they're always trousers when they're not kecks.

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Nope. NW of UK

Wallywobbles · 02/05/2024 19:30

Needmorelego · 02/05/2024 18:24

I frequently call pants (as in the underwear type) "pantaloons".
I also refer to ones bottom as "your butt-tocks".
So "put your butt-tocks in your pantaloons" is a perfectly normal sentence for me to say.
I also like the word "brasserie" which must be spoken with a fake french accent.

And interestingly the French call a bra a soutien gorge. Literally a throat support

IsoldeWagner · 02/05/2024 19:27

KezzabellaB · 02/05/2024 18:09

I'm confused too. I live in the North and nobody I know calls trousers pants?

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I agree! I only ever heard them called pants on American tv shows. Pants are underwear in the north.

IsoldeWagner · 02/05/2024 19:25

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 17:10

I grew up in the South where pants are underwear, then moved to the North where pants are trousers. Was rather confused at first.

Are you in the USA?
In the North of England they're always trousers when they're not kecks.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 02/05/2024 19:24

It's not really a case of YABU or YANBU imo. It's regional. Pants have always been underwear to me, but I moved from SE England to the NW and most people here call trousers pants.

LieutOliviaBenson · 02/05/2024 19:22

I'm Northern, pants are trousers.

5128gap · 02/05/2024 19:13

Cargo pants and sweat pants are trousers. All other two legged below the waist garments are called jeans or trousers. Pants are knickers. Under pants are what my mum called my Dad's Y fronts.

AliceKyteler · 02/05/2024 19:07

KezzabellaB · 02/05/2024 18:09

I'm confused too. I live in the North and nobody I know calls trousers pants?

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I also lived in the North of England and because of the many years I lived there I also call trousers pants.
Years later I call both trousers and knickers pants.

KezzabellaB · 02/05/2024 18:36

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 18:25

Ok- where I live in the NW (think pies) everyone calls trousers pants. Maybe it’s more specific than a North/South divide?!

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Hmm... Maybe, I'm on t'other side of the Pennines though so not sure about the NW

IncognitoUsername · 02/05/2024 18:25

KezzabellaB · 02/05/2024 18:09

I'm confused too. I live in the North and nobody I know calls trousers pants?

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Ok- where I live in the NW (think pies) everyone calls trousers pants. Maybe it’s more specific than a North/South divide?!

Needmorelego · 02/05/2024 18:24

I frequently call pants (as in the underwear type) "pantaloons".
I also refer to ones bottom as "your butt-tocks".
So "put your butt-tocks in your pantaloons" is a perfectly normal sentence for me to say.
I also like the word "brasserie" which must be spoken with a fake french accent.

KEVINNNN · 02/05/2024 18:16

I live in the North West near Liverpool pants are trousers. I remember going to uni 20 years ago and being confused what people were talking about!

BobbyBiscuits · 02/05/2024 18:14

I used to think pants for trousers for a non American speaker was an abomination against language. Now not so much. I think if you call trousers pants, then you need to call pants underwear? Haha. I've taken to saying drawers to mean trousers which is a bit stupid really.
'Briefs' for me is horrific. I don't think I've ever heard anyone actually saying that though. Thank god. 'panties' is pretty dire as well tbh.
Let's just never talk about two legged garments for below the waist ever again! Lol.

dementedpixie · 02/05/2024 18:13

No to panties or knickers
Pants and boxers or undercrackers 😂