A Deep Discussion on Women's UndergarmentsFollow

So... how many people have the "panties in a bunch" reply locked and loaded?

While I'm used to the word "underpants" in Oz, and was at first bemused to come across the word "panties" from Americans, I quickly became beguiled by the charming abbreviation, and now affectionately think of them as "panties" in my own head.

It sounds to me like an infantilism of "underpants" that might have first been used by adults talking to very young children, but I don't see why adults shouldn't use the cute version. Things like this can be very different person to person, though.

My mother used to use the words "boobs" and "boobies" around me, to describe breasts, and it always felt like fingernails screeching down a blackboard. I very firmly asked her several times to use "breasts" instead, and got her trained to a different vocabulary around me eventually.

A female friend of mine always refers to the bodacious fun bags* as "boobs," and it still weirds me out, because I have always called them breasts and think of "boobs" as either immature or crude. Mostly immature; if I was going for crude, it would likely be "tits" (which is fine when dirty talking but kinda rude otherwise, IMO). Boobs just sounds childish to me.




*Reference from the "Fully Monty" musical.


Edit: I usually say underwear, but have no issue with saying panties.

Edited, Jan 15th 2010 2:31pm by LockeColeMA

You know we all know Atomic has a flea in her ear about "panties" now, right?

Period collectors.

Yes, I quoted the wrong person.


Edited, Jan 15th 2010 12:48pm by Iamadam

I've always considered womens' underwear "panties", but when I'm speaking of mens' underwear, I'll often use "boxers" or "briefs" to differentiate. To me, "underwear" means pretty much everything you wear underneath your main outfit, and includes socks and t-shirts.

This

Chones.

I don't find the word offensive, but I hardly ever use it. I like "underoos."

I also like saying "draws."

Edited, Jan 15th 2010 2:14pm by Atomicflea

This, but the other way around because I'm a male. Also I underwear would be changed to Boxers.

Landslide much? I really wonder who could ever find that offensive. On a related note, I sometimes unconsciously replace panties with pantsu.

That how you roll?

I ususally call my undies, undies. Panties seems a more refined word though.

I just contributed to a 'favorite name' thread at my gaming forum with the character name "Gigglepanties". It makes me giggle.

I thought "panties" was just a way of being more specific in regards to which undergarments you were referring to. "Underwear" is generic. When speaking about women, it is (typically) a bra and panties, as Mistress Darqflame stated earlier. For men, it is (typically) either boxers, briefs, or boxer briefs.