To refer casually to briefs-style men's underwear, is it Tidy Whities or Tighty Whities?
To refer casually to briefs-style men's underwear, is it Tidy Whities or Tighty Whities?
Which way would you spell it, and why?
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Tighty as opposed to loose boxers (before boxers were made out of stretch material and became tight as well).
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Tighty-whities. They're pretty tight, and also equally white.
My question is does the phrase specifically identify briefs, or would boxer-briefs also count? 🤔
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tidy doesn't rhyme, and, uh, in my experience doesn't rescribe the briefs either
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No, I can see why some Americans might confuse them, with a "baddle of wadder" accent.
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Tiddy Widdlers
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Tight, because they are snug