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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

OP posts:
sciencemama · 02/05/2024 21:06

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

tillytoodles1 · 02/05/2024 21:10

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

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?

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 😂🇫🇷

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