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By nuffsed
@nuffsed (1271)
January 30, 2007 4:07am CST
In America "Knickers",I believe are short legged trousers for boys?
In America "Pants", are what we in U.K. call trousers.
Here in the U.K. both these words can cause a kind of smiley thought, because they conjour up pictures of intimate girly garments.
Even though thongs and strings are so very popular, there is still no word, quite as naughty as.......Panties!!
Yes, here in the U.K. we need three words for the same piece of intimate clothing, and they all can make us smile. :)
Knickers, Pants, Panties.
Do lots of races have a little smile at the thought of these garments when the word comes up in their own language?
Or are the British extra strange?
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@missinghim (1339)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I like hearing someone with a british accent talk about knickers, but i always call them panties. My best friend calls them drawers (but that is usually saved for those granny, unattractive panties.)
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@nuffsed (1271)
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30 Jan 07
OMG!!! I forgot about drawers!!! lol Yes, here too some of us (barely) remember a time when the more mature ladies of the house would refer to pulling her drawers up.(Demure smiles all round) lol
Panties is such a (lovely)naughty word, it's ridiculous and so pervy lol
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
30 Jan 07
LOL well the British are strange ;-) just kidding...I'm familiar with Knickers because my mum and her exhusband are from England and its a word that sends me into giggles all the time (my kids too) I didnt knwo about "Pants" though, pants over there are underwear? LOL now that that info is in my head, I'm going to end up giggling at the most unneeded times LOL..Panties is a naughty word?? lol really? I like the word skivies or gitchies LOL
i actually love alot of the British terms really but I grew up with quite a few so they arent all completely otu there to me LOL
"Cletus! Where's m'damn pants" omg my daughter says that every morning when she's looking for her jeans....I wont be able to NOT laugh my a$$ off over it now LOL
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
18 Feb 07
Well, to me I think British are strange because of how different we use English words. But, I do not see anything wrong with that. We are all different all around the world.
