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The circle thing with lots of pegs on it to hang socks and pants

89 replies

Whynham · 30/03/2019 13:27

What do you call it?

OP posts:
flapjackfairy · 30/03/2019 14:46

It is commonly known as the peggythingy in our house !

DobbyTheHouseElk · 30/03/2019 14:54

The sock thingy.

birdling · 30/03/2019 14:54

Whirlygig

Sparklingbrook · 30/03/2019 14:55

Whirly

RagingWhoreBag · 30/03/2019 14:59

Socktopus.

NigelYerABawbag · 30/03/2019 15:00

Peggery!

Ivegotthree · 30/03/2019 15:02

I call it a complete waste of money

Sparklingbrook · 30/03/2019 15:07

I wouldn't be without mine. It's stainless steel, and makes hanging the washing out so much easier.

Catsandbootsandbootsandcats · 30/03/2019 15:08

A socktopus? Shock
I've never heard it called that before. I've never even wanted one but now I do because socktopus is a fab name, and I wish to order my children to put washing on the socktopus.

zigzagbetty · 30/03/2019 15:13

Whirlypeg or whirlygig but ours has recently been upgraded from the pound shop one to an IKEA octopus Grin

magicstar1 · 30/03/2019 15:13

It’s a socktopus because the Ikea ones have eyes and open out like an octopus...I love mine.

Madhairday · 30/03/2019 15:13

We call it The Hangy Pants Thing.

slapmyarseandcallmemary · 30/03/2019 15:18

Knicker chandelier. No idea why though!!

spiderlight · 30/03/2019 15:18

According to Amazon, mine is called a '20 Clothes Pegs Drying Rack Stainless Steel Clothespin Laundry Underwear Baby Clothes Socks Dryer Hanger For Washing Lines Pegs Indoor Outdoor Foldable Round Swivel Hook Hanging Clothes Airer'. Catchy.

ScreamingValenta · 30/03/2019 15:20

"the hanging thing'

niceladyatthedrs · 30/03/2019 15:30

The spinney airer

ElspethFlashman · 30/03/2019 15:33

I tried to Google search for it once and was completely stumped to even guess at a search term.

Thankfully I had heard about the legendary IKea one and found it. It is fantastic and I'm going to buy a second one.

I wish you could get a massive jumbo one though. That would be awesome.

GiantKitten · 30/03/2019 15:34

the Ikea one is a socktopus, because it's got a face & 8 legs.

Boring round things are just called round sock hangers Grin

GiantKitten · 30/03/2019 15:36

Socktopus's Sunday name is Pressa

BikeRunSki · 30/03/2019 16:16

Socktopus
We have 3, all from Ikea. We tried others, but they were all inferior.

MotherWol · 30/03/2019 16:42

Socktopus here too

NoTNoShade · 30/03/2019 16:46

Clip-id-e-doo-da

Knittedfairies · 30/03/2019 16:50

I've just brought mine in, known as the Clinky Malinky.

MagicalPinkUnicornFlower · 30/03/2019 17:00

Knicker ring! It was called the peg thing for the first few years I had one until a housemate kindly supplied me with an actual name, although I don't think it's the proper name Grin

averythinline · 30/03/2019 17:01

the spider thing.....