Underwear

I remember people saying ‘the Lav’ which I thought sounded awful.

Our department stores have an 'Underwear' department, which includes bras, panties, fine lingerie, shapewear and sleepwear. So even if they are classified as panties, I will call the underwear, or even undies.

Pants are what you would call trousers.

If I log onto John Lewis, there is a category under Lingerie for bras and knickers. So is language moving away from 'pants'?

I don't even like the word "panties" it always seems rather coy.

I wear knickers!

I wear pants under my trousers/ jeans.

NotSpaghetti

I don't even like the word "panties" it always seems rather coy.

I wear knickers!

I dislike the word panties as well NotSpaghetti ranks alongside moist and hubby.

I am always put in mind of a story friends of ours jtold us. He was American and he and his wife were house hunting in the wilds of Nofolk. He needed to use the toilet so they stopped at a little filling station. He asked if they had a bathroom. The owner said no they didn’t have a bathroom. “Well a restroom then.” “No” said the man “but we’ve got a sofa if you need to lie down!” His wife, who was English, then went to his rescue but not before she’d enjoyed the exchange!

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