Aibu to think "panty liners" should be re-named?

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I'd be happy with "pant liners", but I'm open to other suggestions.

To me, the word "panties" is either a sexualised or infantilised version of the word "pants". I cringe when I see it on supermarket products.

Would gusset pads or fanny hammocks work for you?😉

Pantyliner is American surely?

I say 'pads'.

A pad is a ‘sanitary towel’ for menstruation, a pantyliner is not the same, it’s for vaginal discharge etc to keep your underwear dry. Definitely not American, I’ve known it as pantyliner in England since the early 90s.

PL seems to be the default term on products at Tescos.

“Panty” … what’s wrong with knickers ? I would even prefer Pants

😂😂😂😂😂

Gusset shield.

@Wingedharpy you win the day. a brilliant response to a pathetic topic.

What would you change it to? Pant liner doesn't sound right to me because I don't call a single item of underwear a pant, anymore than I call what goes over them a trouser. From what I recall (long past the age of needing them) they don't line very well either.

Underwear protection is the only alternative that works for me, with perhaps an invisible set of inverted commas around the word protection.

Agree 100% The word 'panty/panties' gives me the proper ick....

Knicker sticker

I hate 'pantyliners', so in our house they're knicker stickers.

I also hate the word panty! Yuk. It's a sexualised term.
I just call them liners, and pads if it's the period ones.

Fanny Fresheners. There's been one stuck to a lamp post on my high street for the last week with a big smiley face drawn on it.

Pant-liners would be fine for me. I don't call a single item of underwear a "pant", but I also don't call it a "panty".

Different product isn’t it?

That might catch on. 😁

Hahaha!

I'm now and forever on referring to them as 'knicker stickers' 🤣

Just liners? Obvious what they are from where they’re placed on the shelves.

It shall be so known now and forevermore. Brilliant! 😂

Crossposted but glad I'm not alone!

Knicker sticker sounds repulsive to me, so it’s horses for courses I guess.

Yup, I'd be happy with that.

Fanny-juice sponge? Any better?