Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoTo refer casually to white men's briefs, is it Tidy Whities or Tightly Whities?message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareTo refer casually to white men's briefs, is it Tidy Whities or Tightly Whities?Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-text
They sound the same, which way is it spelled? Edit, it’s the underwear that is white in this question.
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd nobody mentioned race but you…
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days ago“White men’s briefs.” I assume there’s a term for when meaning can be misconstrued for humorous reasons like this. I think you’re responding to a joke.
minus-squareOisteink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoOP writes «white men’s briefs» while it’s clearly about white men’s briefs
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, that word choice can unfortunately work perfectly in 2 ways. I meant white underwear in the briefs style
And nobody mentioned race but you…
“White men’s briefs.” I assume there’s a term for when meaning can be misconstrued for humorous reasons like this. I think you’re responding to a joke.
OP writes «white men’s briefs» while it’s clearly about white men’s briefs
Yeah, that word choice can unfortunately work perfectly in 2 ways. I meant white underwear in the briefs style