Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoTo refer casually to white men's briefs, is it Tidy Whities or Tightly Whities?message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up19file-text
arrow-up17message-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 months agomessage-square23linkfedilinkfile-text
They sound the same, which way is it spelled? Edit, it’s the underwear that is white in this question.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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.
“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.