Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Is there a woman alive who still uses the word 'Panties' ?

159 replies

MILlovesBegonias · 31/07/2019 20:51

& I'm not talking about for little kids. I HATE this word. I confess I'm biased as I had some unfortunate incidents as a kid but really? Panties, it's SO old-fashioned. Yet I saw the word used in signage in Victoria's Secret today. It just gets under my skin. Knickers, pants, kecks, grundies, ANYTHING but panties.... bleurgh...

OP posts:
hadthesnip2 · 02/08/2019 10:34

You've obviously not done any sexting then @Juells.

OldAndWornOut · 02/08/2019 20:39

My choice of porn never includes people who say "panties".

PiggyPokkyFool · 02/08/2019 20:44

Only if they are frilly nylon panties pulled right up tight - but then I am a dedicated follower of fashion....

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 02/08/2019 20:45

Uurggh, panties is a horrible word. It sounds twee and porny at the same time. Have you ever heard the Barry White song “Pale Blue Panties”?

Glitterblue · 02/08/2019 20:49

I saw someone British use it on Facebook today. I've never used it and never will!

TheDarkPassenger · 02/08/2019 22:16

I’d rather hear panties than grundies.. ewwww

Teddybear45 · 02/08/2019 22:17

I use panties. Better than knickers.

User478 · 02/08/2019 23:11

I once worked with some actors who made it through dry seasons by redubbing American porn films with British accents and using words like "knickers". Apparently there is a niche but lucrative market for it.

MuseumGardens · 03/08/2019 00:01

Sorry if this has already been said but here's the origin of Grundies

grundies
(Australian): Underpants.

Derives from Sydney Rhyming slang, "Reg Grundies = Undies", which is a reference to that excellent Australian TV production outfit Reg Grundy, behind such televisual classics as Neighbours, Home and Away, The Sullivans, etc

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread