"a morning fresh PANTY feeling all day"

amdublin

Just saw an ad for an Always product and the above was their tagline.

Who the hell in Ireland describes their underwear as a panty or panties???

Very American imo.

Stheno

amdublin wrote: »

Just saw an ad for an Always product and the above was their tagline.

Who the hell in Ireland describes their underwear as a panty or panties???

Very American imo.

They are generally referred to as pantyliners?

What's wrong with referring to underwear as panty or panties (plural?)

Underpants - /pants/panty/panties is not that far a reach?

mikemac

amdublin wrote: »

Who the hell in Ireland describes their underwear as a panty or panties???

Very American imo.

Not at all, I remember that term in 80's
Don't see it as an American term, has always been pretty common in Ireland

Where in Ireland are you that finds it so strange?

amdublin

feelingstressed wrote: »

Where in Ireland are you that finds it so strange?

Dublin.

I'm just thinking like if you were telling your friends that you got some great bargains in Penneys you'd never use the phrase "oh and I bought a big load of panties, sure they're for nothing in there"

I don't think Irish people use that word(s)

Or would you?

amdublin

Stheno wrote: »

Underpants - /pants/panty/panties is not that far a reach?

Pants, sure. Panty/panties - I've never heard anyone use it tbh (aside from on tv)

I just think it's misjudged on Always part.

phasers

most people around here would say knickers anyway, but I don't think 'fresh knickers all day long' sounds very nice...

mikemac

Might be a Dublin thing so

My family used the term panties growing up, so did everyone. And this is going back a few decades
We're ahead of the curve in the Midlands :pac:

amdublin

Maybe an underwear fresh feeling all day?

amdublin

feelingstressed wrote: »

My family used the term panties growing up, so did everyone. And this is going back a few decades
We're ahead of the curve in the Midlands :pac:

Really?

Like even now would you say something about "buying panties in penneys"?

Stheno

feelingstressed wrote: »

Might be a Dublin thing so

My family used the term panties growing up, so did everyone. And this is going back a few decades
We're ahead of the curve in the Midlands :pac:

Must be the case I grew up in the Midlands too!

Underwear fresh feeling is very neutral imo, be like always for your bra and blokes jocks!

Novella

I dunno, I hate the word 'knickers'. I don't call underwear 'panties' but I mean, the ad is for panty-liners so it makes sense.

Terri26

Another Midlands gal here who uses the word panties! Although I agree saying I bought panties in Penny's sounds weird.
Would say it though - need to pack in some extra panties etc. very rarely use the word knickers, consider underwear to be bra and panties combined!

Logical Fallacy

amdublin wrote: »

Just saw an ad for an Always product and the above was their tagline.

Who the hell in Ireland describes their underwear as a panty or panties???

Very American imo.

Transplantable copy is a big thing in advertising, especially over the last 3 to 4 years. As in, largely neutral terms that can be applied to different regions without a need to re-write that ad text.

Ickle Magoo

Surely it just makes better product continuation to say a panty-liner belongs in panties?

No need to get knickers in a twist over imo...

see what I did there

:pac:

iguana

I've always considered panties to be the polite word and knickers to be slightly coarse. Panties is what children and old ladies say, and I guess I'm coarse as I say knickers.;) Panties was also the word used on shop signs when I was younger, though briefs is more usual now.

Sardonicat

I call panties "knickers", and panty liners "fanny pads". Am I course?

iguana

Sardonicat wrote: »

I call panties "knickers", and panty liners "fanny pads". Am I course?

I'd call sanitary towels; fanny pads.

Oh and when I was about 12 I thought pantyhose was the American word for sanitary towel. There is an early episode of The Simpsons where Homer is broke and he buys Marge Pantyhose for Xmas. I thought he'd bought her pads.

Sardonicat

iguana wrote: »

I'd call sanitary towels; fanny pads.

Oh and when I was about 12 I thought pantyhose was the American word for sanitary towel. There is an early episode of The Simpsons where Homer is broke and he buys Marge Pantyhose for Xmas. I thought he'd bought her pads.

I use the term "fanny wraps" for those. I refuse to say "panties" and I think "sanitary towel" has a horrible, medical sound to it.

LOL at marge getting a box of fanny pads for xmas for xmas.

vicecreamsundae

when I was a kid we always referred to them as panties, though it was pronounced pan-teeeese, which isn't the american way (which is almost pannys). Now i say undies.

sam34

my mother would call them panties, but I find that a bit old fashioned.

and I just call pads, well, pads.

Das Kitty

My mam calls them panties and she's from Dublin.

I call them knickers, underpants or undercrackers.

My sister in law had her house broken into a while back and her housemates knickers were all stolen. She posted up on facebook - Bastards stole my panties! Made me smile!

Malari

Das Kitty wrote: »

My mam calls them panties and she's from Dublin.

I call them knickers, underpants or undercrackers.

My sister in law had her house broken into a while back and her housemates knickers were all stolen. She posted up on facebook - Bastards stole my panties! Made me smile!

Undercrackers, I love it

I call them knickers mostly, or "unmentionables" sometimes. My dad would always use that in jest with 2 teenage daughters in the house, after we complained about him calling them "drawers" when doing the laundry :pac:

As in:
Dad: "Girls, I'm putting on a white wash if you have any drawers to add"
Us: "I don't wear DRAWERS, dad!!! :rolleyes::eek::rolleyes:"

Madame Razz

Drawers:D

My father uses that term aswell; dunno how underpants ever became known as drawers tho??

I say knickers, I find the word 'panties' creepy, it's up there with 'moist' for me in terms of word hatred:)

Diddler1977

I always thought "Panties" was a word that posh people used.

Being from the Northside I call them pants or knickers.

For some reason the word "panties" creeps me out. I always think of dirty old men when I think of that word

Getting there

Yeah I used 'panties' growing up but have changed over to 'knickers' Id say since starting secondary school?

But...my grandad uses the term 'knickers' when talking about boys underpants which leads to some very funny misunderstandings! Especially when he is giving out about the rappers walking around with their knickers on show.

My boyfriends uses the term 'delicates'which I find really funny!

I cant imagine an ad referring to knickers though!

Diddler1977

Getting there wrote: »

My boyfriends uses the term 'delicates'which I find really funny!

I cant imagine an ad referring to knickers though!

Now that's posh!

cdaly_

My sisters use 'knickers' as in:

"Yer man fancies the knickers off ya!"

Malari

cdaly_ wrote: »

My sisters use 'knickers' as in:

"Yer man fancies the knickers off ya!"

My sister uses "pants" as in:

"I hated that movie, it was total pants!"

Getting there

Diddler1977 wrote: »

Now that's posh!

Hah, he wants me to mention that its only girls underwear he calls 'delicates'!

He's from a house full of boys which could be the reason.

Iv been thinking about it and all of my friends say 'knickers' too. If someone said 'panties' Id think they were trying to be deliberately creepy.

Morgase

Madame Razz wrote: »

I say knickers, I find the word 'panties' creepy, it's up there with 'moist' for me in terms of word hatred:)

Diddler1977 wrote: »

For some reason the word "panties" creeps me out. I always think of dirty old men when I think of that word

Thank goodness! I thought it was just me. My skin almost crawls (yes, I'm weird) when the word "panties" is used. Yuk, yuk!

I say knickers or underwear, but drawers is brilliant and I'm going to start using that word

sam34

Madame Razz wrote: »

I find the word 'panties' creepy, it's up there with 'moist' for me in terms of word hatred:)

me too.

also on my list is the word "gusset"

*shudder*

Dudess

Yeah I think "panties" sounds really creepy...

"Knickers" is a grand solid, grounded word. :pac:

Faith

Yeah, I agree, I find the word "panties" said in an Irish accent really creepy. I don't know what it is about it.

sam34

sam34 wrote: »

me too.

also on my list is the word "gusset"

*shudder*

oh, can i also add "secretions" to the list

iMax

So I guess the phrase "moist secretions in the gusset of your panties" would send you into apoplexy ??



(sorry)

sam34

iMax wrote: »

So I guess the phrase "moist secretions in the gusset of your panties" would send you into apoplexy ??



(sorry)

*keels over and dies*

*comes back to haunt imax*

Madame Razz

iMax wrote: »

So I guess the phrase "moist secretions in the gusset of your panties" would send you into apoplexy ??



(sorry)

Ah jaysus:eek:

Dudess

Christ, just ban iMax from The Ladies' Lounge already... :pac:

Silverfish

iMax wrote: »

So I guess the phrase "moist secretions in the gusset of your panties" would send you into apoplexy ??



(sorry)

You sound like a Mills & Boon writer who found a thesaurus.

Madame Razz

'Lubricious'....that's another one...

*shudder*

sam34

Madame Razz wrote: »

'Lubricious'....that's another one...

*shudder*

never heard that one before

krudler

Panties is a horrible word, knickers isnt though. Even as a guy I wouldnt say panties, its creepy.

underpantaloons, now theres a word :pac:

moist, ugh, "vaginal" is another one, or "erectile" basically anything that medical and relates to your special areas.

bluesteel

feelingstressed wrote: »

Not at all, I remember that term in 80's
Don't see it as an American term, has always been pretty common in Ireland

Where in Ireland are you that finds it so strange?

I believe the term was used in 'The Snapper' by Mr. Burgess !

Logical Fallacy

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah I think "panties" sounds really creepy...

"Knickers" is a grand solid, grounded word. :pac:

It really does sound like something said by a man of elevated status to a young intern.

Stheno

Madame Razz wrote: »

Ah jaysus:eek:

+1 jaysus

sam34 wrote: »

never heard that one before

me either

magneticimpulse

I have alot of german friends, so i now call trousers...pants and after living in england i also call underwear pants.

So I think people just understand me from whatever context i put pants into.

Diddler1977

I don't think "morning fresh" is all that pleasant or fresh anyway...... would shower fresh not be better?

Cheap Thrills!

Hate the word 'panties' -it's so sappy !

I say pants or knickers.

Giselle

I can't stand the word knickers.

I grew up saying 'underpants' for both male and female underwear, which makes sense as they are pants, and you do wear them under your clothes.

rainbow kirby

Gotta be undercrackers.

Being serious though, I just think the word "panty" sounds really silly. Have always just called them pants or knickers. (which probably sound just as silly, but meh.)

Up-n-atom!

I can't imagine saying the word 'panties' without putting on an American accent...