Talk:Panties
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In Japan, panties (pantsu) are commonly depicted as being a highly flirtatious, naughty element to a female's persona.
I thought it was pronounced "pantii".
"In Europe, panties are called knickers"... shouldn't it be "are also known as"... firstly there is more than one language in europe, but also in brittish english they are called knickers among other things, such as panties or pants (confusingly for americans)
[edit] Knickers vs Panties
Knickers vs Panties: I maintain that there is a difference.
Though (in Britain) the term < Knickers > has remained in fashion to describe female underwear, including modern brief styles such as thongs, the term stretches backwards in time and generally has the "feel" (no pun) of a fuller garment with considerable weight and looseness of fit (hence the somewhat sexually-loaded "ring" about this term, when spoken).
The term < panties > is generally more modern and describes briefer garments that became fashionable circa the 1960s. In fact, this term has run out of date in Britain and is more associated with the USA and elsewhere. Fetishists possibly use this term, more than do modern wearers.
Note: for Britain, I preferred the term < pants > (before its use became corrupted as a modern slang adjective), as I find the -ies ending somewhat familiar and twee.
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81.109.65.216 20:55, 20 March 2007 (UTC)Nicholas P. Anstis
The knickers article has a fair amount on usages other than as a synonym for "panties" so I think that keeping it as a separate article is better than merging. 86.129.152.82 10:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
