Wait?! "Panties" is a disliked word?
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Wait, you're really surprised by that?
Yeah, as a guy I don't tend to think about it all that often. I just don't. But if I ever do stop and think about it for more than a second it's clearly a horrible word.
There's actually doubt in your mind about that? In all the subtle ways that society tells us that men are serious people who are in charge and women are weak and are not...this one's pretty far up on the list. Are there actually people who defend that list?
Yeah, as a guy I don't tend to think about it all that often. I just don't. But if I ever do stop and think about it for more than a second it's clearly a horrible word.
There's actually doubt in your mind about that? In all the subtle ways that society tells us that men are serious people who are in charge and women are weak and are not...this one's pretty far up on the list. Are there actually people who defend that list?
Yeah, I don't understand it. How is a word that simple means a type of underwear disliked?
Spend the next year using the phrase "spidey-man under-roos" for your undergarments. Use it when shopping for them, when dating woman, when talking to other men about what you packed for a business trip...
Come back in 12 months and tell us how each instance made you feel and how all those people treated you after hearing it.
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That would be a valid example if men's underwear were widely referred to as "spidey-man under-roos" for the past number of decades. Otherwise, it falls apart due to the obscurity and uniqueness of it's usage in men of his age group.
Is it a silly word? Sure, but "silly" words are very common in the English language, and are entirely subjective. Think about it next time you hear the word "socks" or "vehicle".
I don't have as extreme an aversion to it as Small White Car does, but I do try to avoid using it whenever possible. It just comes across as rather childish sounding, like saying "VaJayJay" or something. Though, I hold a special loathing in the darkest depths of my blackened heart for VaJayJay, so it's not comparable to panties in that sense, since panties just makes me mildly cringe in regret.
Hey, it’s from Cracked.com. You know, a humor website.
In any case, the word “panties” is no more infantile than “munchies” or “smoothie” or “beanie” or any other word with a diminutive “-y” or “-ie” suffix.
In any case, the word “panties” is no more infantile than “munchies” or “smoothie” or “beanie” or any other word with a diminutive “-y” or “-ie” suffix.
Hear, hear. According to Wiktionary, we can thank Grey’s Anatomy for foisting that abomination on the American public (although Oprah Winfrey is also credited with popularizing it).
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Yeah, but I think I hate the word "VaJayJay" more than "panties". Probably because while "panties" has been a legitimately used word for many years, by men and women alike, to describe underwear for women, "VaJayJay" is just a really stupid fucking word created to curb on a legitimate term that describes female anatomy. I hate "sanitized" words like that, because they "sanitize" words that don't need it. "Vagina" is a perfectly legit, "clean" word.
I hate typing out all of these quotes, by the way. I feel like I'm at the Sundance Film Festival with Steve Martin, and Andy Rooney is the guest speaker.
That word is not part of my volcabulary (see location field) 
But in all seriousness, it doesn't really bother me. In the UK we have a range of words for underwear, in particular women's underwear, which ranges from knickers, to pants, to lingerie, to kecks and even by the type of underwear (eg, g-string, french knickers, etc).
I'm in my early 20's and I honestly didn't know what the hell "pantyhose" was until a few years ago (what we call tights obviously). I guess it's just a case of zucchini/courgette.
But in all seriousness, it doesn't really bother me. In the UK we have a range of words for underwear, in particular women's underwear, which ranges from knickers, to pants, to lingerie, to kecks and even by the type of underwear (eg, g-string, french knickers, etc).I'm in my early 20's and I honestly didn't know what the hell "pantyhose" was until a few years ago (what we call tights obviously). I guess it's just a case of zucchini/courgette.
In America, “tights” are worn by ballet dancers and acrobats. And these guys.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lUjhEHlh7s[/yt]
I have no problem with panties whatsoever. Well, I would imagine I wouldn't enjoy wearing them, but other than that, I have nothing against the word or what the word represents.
#1 on that list I definitely agree with. Rural. Mostly because I have trouble pronouncing it. I said the following in my Speech Communication class I took last year:
"... would most likely be attended by those that live in rual... er... ruh-ral... God dammit, people that live out in the middle of fucking no where..."
I was reminded yet again that swearing wasn't appropriate for the context of that speech...
#1 on that list I definitely agree with. Rural. Mostly because I have trouble pronouncing it. I said the following in my Speech Communication class I took last year:
"... would most likely be attended by those that live in rual... er... ruh-ral... God dammit, people that live out in the middle of fucking no where..."
I was reminded yet again that swearing wasn't appropriate for the context of that speech...
The one word I cannot pronounce correctly without trying several times is cumulative. My mouth always wants to say "cumm-you-lative" and I just can't get past that without choking.
People can't say "rural?" Is this really a thing?
"VaJayJay" is the stupidest term ever and is just trying to come up with a "kiddy" way of calling a normal part of the body. It's the equivalent of saying "pee-pee."
"Panties" is see as a word specifically used for female underwear.
Also makes me think of this:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LafoDMH6Tw[/yt]
I can never, personally, pronounce "regularly", my tongue always gets tied finishing the route word going into the "-ly."
Thanks. Now that the two of you have explained what the word panties means, I've decided to reverse my position. Turns out my mild objection to it had nothing to do with thinking it sounded childish (hence the comparison to other childish sounding words like vajajay), but was simply because I didn't understand the complex meaning and history of this obscure word.
Panties are female underwear.
It is for me! I can't say rural out loud at all, and normally I have very good pronunciation. It's a tough word!
As for "panties," I can't say I've ever given it much thought, but I kind of do dislike the word. I myself always say underwear, I don't think I've ever even used the word panties to refer to women's underwear. It does have kind of a kinkier than normal vibe to it, like you are referring to something skimpy and risque that teenage girls are prancing around in. But I wouldn't be offended if someone used the word around me.
How odd. I have never encountered this phenomena.
And yet, we have the term "granny panties."
I wouldn't say that the word "panties" is offensive but it's not one I go around using too often.
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Thanks. Now that the two of you have explained what the word panties means, I've decided to reverse my position. Turns out my mild objection to it had nothing to do with thinking it sounded childish (hence the comparison to other childish sounding words like vajajay), but was simply because I didn't understand the complex meaning and history of this obscure word.
Panties are female underwear.
See? Now where would you be without me? Pantiless. That's where!
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