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Your E is very chic (?)

97 replies

Mumblechum0 · 04/08/2026 10:57

In the loo in a pub in Richmond last night. 2 young women chatting, as I was going out one of them tapped me on the back and said “your E is very chic”.
any idea what that means? I’m 63 and not particularly stylish

OP posts:
AnchorWHAT · 04/08/2026 11:56

Well, chic means stylish / fashionable / elegant, no idea about the e bit. Were you wearing something beginning with an e? Could it mean edgy? I need a teen to tell me now 😀 presumably delivered in a friendly positive way, no mocking vibe?

teaandtoastwouldbenice · 04/08/2026 11:57

Energy?

hellospring26 · 04/08/2026 11:57

I know it’s not E but probably aesthetic

orangehandles · 04/08/2026 12:00

hellospring26 · 04/08/2026 11:57

I know it’s not E but probably aesthetic

Seems likely.

rbe78 · 04/08/2026 15:49

Misheard maybe? What were you wearing - could it have been "Your tee is very chic"? As in tee-shirt, quite often referred to as a tee nowadays.

SaraHoliday · 04/08/2026 15:56

Mumblechum0 · 04/08/2026 10:57

In the loo in a pub in Richmond last night. 2 young women chatting, as I was going out one of them tapped me on the back and said “your E is very chic”.
any idea what that means? I’m 63 and not particularly stylish

Could they have meant 'tee' as in 't-shirt'?

OP posts:
mumumental · 04/08/2026 22:07

Well that dress is chic.

DorsetMermaid · 04/08/2026 22:07

They mean your energy or your vibe.

blueshoes · 04/08/2026 23:40

I imagine you have a great figure to wear that dress.

SaraHoliday · 04/08/2026 23:43

Mumblechum0 · 04/08/2026 22:04

I was wearing this

Nice dress. They must have meant your positive energy.

BlackSwansWearDoveFeathers · 04/08/2026 23:44

hellospring26 · 04/08/2026 11:57

I know it’s not E but probably aesthetic

Nobody sane could think “aesthetic” starts with an “e”; it doesn’t even sound remotely like it does.

They may be referring to “energy”?

Mumblechum0 · 05/08/2026 00:14

Ah, thanks all. Just never heard that one before. Was curious 😊

OP posts:
Boreded · 05/08/2026 00:17

Could it be regarding the Ecovero?

PleaseDontTreadOnTheDaisies · 05/08/2026 00:26

Unless you were holding an E cigarette, I think they mean Energy.
Fab dress!

whatwouldlilacerullodo · 05/08/2026 00:27

You probably look glamorous and they liked your dress. I'm not too young (47) but every time I see a chic woman who is older than me I think I want to be like that when I grow up. Maybe they thought the same?

Settingshavechanged · 05/08/2026 00:36

Boreded · 05/08/2026 00:17

Could it be regarding the Ecovero?

That's what I was thinking too once I'd seen the link!

ReightYorkshire · 05/08/2026 02:41

Ee, we says E a lot up t'here. It don't really mean owt.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 05/08/2026 02:55

BlackSwansWearDoveFeathers · 04/08/2026 23:44

Nobody sane could think “aesthetic” starts with an “e”; it doesn’t even sound remotely like it does.

They may be referring to “energy”?

The may if they are American.

Pleasedontdoitagain · 05/08/2026 07:36

Another snapshot of the weird world a lot of MNers seem to live in.

MyThreeWords · 05/08/2026 07:38

rbe78 · 04/08/2026 15:49

Misheard maybe? What were you wearing - could it have been "Your tee is very chic"? As in tee-shirt, quite often referred to as a tee nowadays.

Or knee. Do you have chic knees?

Pearlstillsinging · 05/08/2026 07:47

It's a beautiful dress but it certainly doesn't look scarlet in the photo! What colour is it in RL, OP?

Weeellokthen · 05/08/2026 08:25

Pleasedontdoitagain · 05/08/2026 07:36

Another snapshot of the weird world a lot of MNers seem to live in.

😂agreed

Poppingby · 05/08/2026 08:33

This is hilarious. I'm quite old myself op so no disrespect but a young person says your E is chic and the responses are like classic deaf old grannies 'did she say your BEE is very chic what a funny thing to say' 'maybe she meant your SPREE is very chic like shopping spree'.

I don't know what she meant though, I'm no better.

CharlotteStreetW1 · 05/08/2026 08:47

ReightYorkshire · 05/08/2026 02:41

Ee, we says E a lot up t'here. It don't really mean owt.

Yes, I wondered that!

OP was it Richmond in Yorkshire or London? It may - or may well not - make a difference 😁