Correct me if I'm wrong but in the U.S people call trousers 'pants' don't they? What word do they/you use for underwear? Here in the U.K we call underwear 'pants'.....I'm confused?
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We (Australians) call underwear "Undies". We call trousers "pants".
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US people call underwear-panties, undies, bloomers, for gals and guys use boxers or briefs
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I call my underwear underwear or panties or undies or something to that effect. My pants are my pants what you would call trousers it looks like. But I also wear mostly jeans so I may refer to them in such a manner as well.
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I had a friend who would say "short pants" for outerwear that ended above the knee. I would call those "shorts", but that's the terms she used for underwear. She was from Alaska -- her dad is an Eskimo and mom is from the upper midwest.
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My underwear is pants or undies. My trousers are trousers My jens are jeans (no idea why I make the distinction, they're still trousers) But I have noticed more and more people in england calling trousers pants.
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Ok, I am also an Aussie and have noticed that many english speaking countries, call many things different to other countries, all meaning the same thing. Even In Aussie land, we have different words describing the same thing amounst States. In Australia, pants means trousers, the outer garment. Here we also call under-pants either undies, knickers, jocks and boxers. In Victoria, a suitcase or carry case etc, in Queensland, they call it a port! In America they state fanny bag which in Australia is a bum bag. Fanny in Australia means slang for a sheila's pussy. In some states of Australia, they call a swim-suit as bathers, speedo's, budgie smuglers, trunks, swimmers, etc, so you can see, depends on where you live, anything can be called whatever.
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we call our briefs tighty whities
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