"Hypothetical" question

[triskellian]

If one had to refer in an academic essay to the article of women's underwear which traditionally covers the bottom, how would one do so? I'm inclined towards 'knickers', but it doesn't sound very serious :-(

Time for a poll...

Poll The naming of pants

Comments

[thecesspit]

Pants, to my constant confusion, are trousers here in the North American Union.

It also confuses cow-orkers when I claim that something is pants, a pile of pants or a big steaming pile of pants.... I mean, you'd stare and look befuddled at a colleague muttering about trousers...

[onebyone]

I do sometimes claim that something is a big steaming pile of trousers, if that helps at all. I'm not sure why.

[thecesspit]