Comments | drop_the_u: swimshorts?

kali1967 in drop_the_u

swimshorts?

Jun 30, 2010 21:07

Quick question-do men call them swimshorts in America? Or could I go with trunks?

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icepixie June 30 2010, 20:11:06 UTC

I've only ever heard swim trunks and bathing suit. (The last one is generally used more for female attire, but I wouldn't blink if I heard it used for men's swim trunks.)

moonlight69 June 30 2010, 20:11:54 UTC

I don't know how much regional variation there is, but I grew up in the kind of southwest (wow, I don't even know what part of America Utah is considered to be) and I would call them either swim trunks or even just swimsuit. I would definitely know what you meant with swim trunks, and would not find it a jarring usage.

choptliver June 30 2010, 20:19:21 UTC

Utah is Mountain West.

robling_t June 30 2010, 20:12:03 UTC

I've certainly never heard the term "swimshorts" here -- if he's wearing something bigger than a skimpy Speedo, I'd use "trunks".

13chapters June 30 2010, 20:12:07 UTC

Trunks, I think.

papilio_luna June 30 2010, 20:12:35 UTC

Swimming trunks, bathing suit or swimsuit. I don't think I've ever heard anyone call them swimshorts.