Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

"Dandisette" sounds like it could be a novel personal name...I would expect the nickname to be "Danni".

In Lancashire, Pants are trousers, and briefs are underkeks.

"Dude" still has the meaning of city dweller in the western US. A "dude rancher" "punches dudes". A dude may be "all hat and no cattle". John McCain outed himself as a bit of a dude in this sense during his campaign by declaring "I'm branding myself a Maverick", which in the West means you are rustling cattle (a maverick is an unbranded cow or calf).

When you spoke of the Cravat — you said about Croatian soldiers and you used the adjective Croatian (which is also the name of the language - although had sometimes called Serbo-Croatian) but members of the ethnic group or nationality are Croats or singularly a Croat.

Si Spanish “gauze” is still “gasa”.

The singular "pant" is also used in garment industry jargon. Notably, "bra," while also clothing a pair, is not plural

I cast my vote for no Bikini atoll. 😊

Im from the US. I remember Dungarees as a kid, probably late 70s early 80s. Havent heard of it since atleast the 80s. I remember it as a brandname.

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Have to wonder if Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dumb was linked to English mocking of the the cloth/fashion.

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Polyester: it was the fabric of my youth. I am sure it has some company behind it but it would be a fun word for the next Fashion themed cast.

A deadlier garment would have been the arsenic green dresses of the Victorian era.

Is it possible that underpants being called "draws" or "drawers" comes from the fact these garments used to be tied with a drawstring (as opposed to a belt for hose etc)?

My grandmother, who was born in the 1920s, and lived her entire life in Massachusetts, called blue jeans “dungarees.”

In the nomenclature of, railroad steam locomotives, there is a part of the smoke box at the front of an engine that is called a "petty coat". It sits directly under the smokestack and forms a part of the venturi that uses exhaust steam from the cylinders to draw combustion gasses and causes the draft that brings oxygen up through the fire box. Thus, stoking the coal to burn at its highest temperatures.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellows wife died because her crinolyn skirt caught on fire from the fireplace of thier home. He was never the same after that

Fodder for part 2? Why do the Brits call a woven shirt a "jumper" while we Americans call it a "sweater"?

Funny story. I almost always wear shorts to work, even when it's -10°F outside. A young lady told me that she had never seen me with pants on. I laughed so hard.

Did you mention 'calico' from, I believe, Calicut, (i.e. Calcutta, i.e. Kolkata)?

You touched on cardigans, but it makes me curious... why is a cardigan in America a "sweater", while in the UK it's a "jumper"?
Also, you talked about undergarments for the lower body, but not the upper body... mentioned socks, but not where the word came from, and never ventured into the various kinds of footwear and fashion accessories. Yes, I believe a "part 2" is called for with this topic. 👍

Fiber 66……very star wars-esque 🤔!

You omitted the bra! Needs a part 2.

I expected to hear more about the difference between English and American names for cloths. My favorite is jumper. In America it is called a sweater. Anericans also have a jumper but it is what the English call a pinafore dress.

sorry, why do americans think trousers are pants!?

Hearing the word farthingale reminded me of martingale (I grew up around horses). I found it amusing that martingale is related to the garment industry as well: trousers in the manner of Martigues.

I always assumed "bikini" was called that because it's two pieces. I've always preferred a one piece anyway. Top or bottom, lady's choice.

There are so many comments - I can't keep up - has anyone mentioned "Ascot"?

Grog, the generic word for the rum ration in the Royal Navy, was named after the British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon in 1740, and his coat made of grogram cloth!

Overalls. Coveralls.

I was of the understanding that calling a dandy a macaroni when he’s sticks a feather in his cap, is after the macaroni penguins and the feather they have sticking out of the top of their heads.

It always confused me (as a teen) that it wasn't a "pair of brassiere" since it was at least as much "covering two things" as a pair of trousers. What I recall hearing in the 60's is that the bikini was named after the Bikini Atoll because it was explosive! "Hot stuff" to the nth degree! (I'm there for cottagecore! When is it happrening?)

Enjoyably edifying as always (& in the vicinity of Boston -- at least in the 60's/'70's -- denim/jeans were dungarees, that was the only word I ever heard for them -- there are quite a few Britishisms in the vocabulary there like rubbish and oxter, it's not called New England for nothing :)

Intriguing video, you two... I enjoyed your rapport and humour. The origin of 'flapper' as I heard was that the young ladies of that era dispensed with their bras, hence those portions of their anatomies would wiggle when they danced.

I haven't heard dungarees since the 1970s. I have this vague memory of seeing the term in the Sears catalogue.

<American> I have heard dungaree, but I would not have known what that means.

Drawstrings account for the name "drawers" since an elastic waistband was not yet invented or feasible.

In Japan, "pantsu" means underwear not trousers or any other outer-wear. This is curious, because borrowed words in Japanese mostly follow US English.

I’m neither Brit or from the states. My go to English is mainly from Engeland as they ‘invented ‘ the language

I guessed the sub in subtle meant under. I was pleased to learn I am right in this episode. 😊

Always a pleasure😊

I think dungarees aged out in the US about 1970. Even then the word was a bit playful or sarcastic, like you were slumming in work clothes.

I’n Australia, to trouser can be a verb. Like - he found a $20 note and trousered it.

The bikini was named by it's creator to purposely reference the atomic bomb and tropical paradise in one go. It was like the outfit will blow you away and is the new look for the atomic age. Also bikini sounds tropical and exotic and the kind of place to run around with no clothes on. It's an advertising powerhouse combo. Same with guitars. Fender named his the "telecaster" simply to reference cutting edge radio technology of the time. The Stratocaster is a telecaster for the space age. The Jaguar guitar is probably named after the car more than the cat. The Jazzmaster is self explanatory. Gibson has the Les Paul named after the musical pioneer. The SG was supposed to be the Les Paul II but Les didn't care for the devil horns and didn't want his name on it. "SG" for "special guitar" was a late game failure to come up with a real name because They had to put something on the invoices. Gretch named their flagship electric guitar the Jet. It's a blatant copy of a Les Paul except it's improved. Better balance, stronger headstock, and hollow chambered like an acoustic. Gretch's most popular "solid body" electric is actually a more premium hollow body and they don't even advertise it. Don't ask my why, i don't know.

I always thought that "dandy" was also applied to horses. Like a type of casual name for a popular breed at the time. Or horses done up with braids and ribbons. I've heard the term "dandy horses" before.

Lord Cardigan is associated with a garment from the Crimean War, but so is his boss, Lord Raglan. I'm told they did not get along well. Fashion wars? I do deeply appreciate you both, Jess and Rob!

The answer to your question in the video title is simple.
British people speak English and Americans don’t.

I totally appreciate the explanation of Yankee Doodle Dandy !
We sang that song when I was a kid back in the 1960's, and it was always sung with pride 😅. How bizarre to find out what they were doing was dismissing American men. Context is obviously quite important 😅😅

I am 61 yrs old, and grew up in New Hampshire. We always called jeans "dungarees" until about the 1980's when "designer jeans" started to come into fashion, and then for about the next 20 years it was 50/50 in terms using "dungarees" to mean non-designer jeans or just jeans to also mean non-designer jeans. Now it's just jeans to mean all of it.

Why with an American? Why? Why? Besides her horrific accent, her voice is shaking. It seems she has knowledge. She should write, not speak.