# Boxer underwear w/no pee slot? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 12, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826 "2020-02-12T17:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/41 "2020-02-14T00:51:32Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > I’m in the same bewildered camp as you. I occasionally see a guy at a urinal undo his belt, pants waste and pull down his pants a bit, which I always find odd. But it seems to me most just unzip their fly. It never occurred to me that some (many most?) are then NOT using the fly opening in their underwear. Using the leg opening … I was referring to the leg hole of the _pants_. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/42 "2020-02-14T00:55:35Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > I was curious, so I looked at that old thread/poll. I was amazed to learn that most guys don’t use the fly in their underwear. I’m a briefs/fly guy, but I’m always willing to try something new, so… In order to pee over the top, I have to unzip my pants, unbuckle my belt, undo the little snap at the top of my pants, undo the button on the little inside flap, and then pull down the waistband on my briefs to get the equipment out. It’s a LOT easier to just unzip my pants and pull the equipment out through the fly in my briefs. But, apparently, I’m the minority. What am I misunderstanding? I can’t speak for others, but I don’t have to unbuckle my belt or anything. I open the fly of my jeans, drag down the briefs a bit with my left thumb, get out my schlong with my right hand and pee. As natural as breathing. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/43 "2020-02-14T01:14:35Z")
On the rare times when I wear boxers I alternate between both. With briefs I pull it over, otherwise the hose too often is folded or too low to reach or I can only open half the briefs opening, leaving my fingers fishing for the other half or, even worse, losing half of the opening _while_ drawing the pipe through :eek: On the rare times when I wear a belt and must urinate standing up, I use the pants fly and pull down my briefs through the fly hole. ---
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/44 "2020-02-14T01:14:41Z")
> [@ALOHA\_HATER](#): > > … but for furtive romantic encounters. It makes one harder and the other easier. Is this supposed to be some kind of double entendre? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/45 "2020-02-14T01:15:46Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > … In order to pee over the top, I have to unzip my pants, unbuckle my belt, undo the little snap at the top of my pants, undo the button on the little inside flap, and then pull down the waistband on my briefs to get the equipment out. … No you don’t. I just unzip my fly and reach up through it with my left thumb. The left thumb slips inside the boxer brief waistband and pulls it down so my right hand can take over the important duty. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/46 "2020-02-14T01:16:54Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > I was referring to the leg hole of the _pants_. Pants in the British or American sense? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/47 "2020-02-14T03:42:30Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > Sometimes a guy just likes to feel pretty. No, in this case the word is pronounced and spelled “purdy”. “Yew shure look purdy in those man panties.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/48 "2020-02-16T20:19:04Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > What’s interesting in that poll was that, of those who replied: > > - Most who wear boxers use the fly > - Most who wear briefs or boxer briefs don’t That makes perfect sense to me. Not only because the boxers hole is easier to use, but because it doesn’t have to be stretched out. With briefs or boxer briefs, using the hole stretches them out. I learned that as a young kid when I was trying to “be like daddy” and use my “fly.” Dad always wore jeans except when he wore slacks, while toddler/preschool me didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/49 "2020-02-17T19:07:30Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > Does no-one else call them **Y-fronts**. Yes, if I want to make the point that they have a fly. > [@Ynnad](#): > > Warning! If your underwear does not have a pee slot, whether you would use it or not, then you are wearing panties! And? ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/50 "2020-02-17T19:14:33Z")
I have some with and some without. I guess I’m secure enough in my masculinity to not really care one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/51 "2020-02-17T19:18:31Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That makes perfect sense to me. Not only because the boxers hole is easier to use, but because it doesn’t have to be stretched out. With briefs or boxer briefs, using the hole stretches them out. I just pull down the _elastic_ waistband and whiz over the top. I was going to say that no amount of stretching makes the fly-hole large enough for my mighty wang to squeeze through, but discretion and good taste prevailed. As always. (Joking, of course. I’m pretty sure my classification would be “Medium Caucasian.”) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/52 "2020-02-17T19:27:52Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No you don’t. I just unzip my fly and reach up through it with my left thumb. The left thumb slips inside the boxer brief waistband and pulls it down so my right hand can take over the important duty. OK. So I gave this a shot. I had to get the bottom of my T shirt up out of the way, but it works. But I’ll still be using the fly. Still easier for me. Different strokes (no pun intended). Mostly I guess this is another lesson that there are lots of ways to do most anything. Ignorance fought, or at least slightly reduced. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/53 "2020-02-17T21:05:45Z")
I must say this is a very entertaining thread. As for me, I was raised on the fly. Un a ware. I bought some flyless boxer briefs. And spent too much time looking for the fly. The leg hole seems like a great option. I will try it. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/54 "2020-02-18T01:23:23Z")
I quit wearing underwear a few years ago, and good riddance. Useless stuff that tends to creep up my butt crack! Now, what I really would want is a pouch between the legs of my trousers to keep my junk in. Like that codpiece they wore back in the middle ages, only it hadn’t be separate. (Also, bicycle saddles wouldn’t necessarily have to try to emulate the horse saddle - I’d much rather sit on something like a rower’s bench!) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826/55 "2020-02-18T18:46:03Z")
> [@Ignotus](#): > > I quit wearing underwear a few years ago, and good riddance. Useless stuff that tends to creep up my butt crack! > > Now, what I really would want is a pouch between the legs of my trousers to keep my junk in. Like that codpiece they wore back in the middle ages, only it hadn’t be separate. > > (Also, bicycle saddles wouldn’t necessarily have to try to emulate the horse saddle - I’d much rather sit on something like a rower’s bench!) You’re nearly fifty years late on that. Back in the early 70s, I was in the Speech Club in high school. Everybody needed to prep themselves for the Debate Squad, so there were a shit-ton of Time and Newsweek back issues in the advisor’s classroom for us to research our talking points (which we were expected to write down on index cards). Perusing those back issues was almost as much of a time-suck as TvTropes is today. I can still remember the day I learned about [these](https://www.messynessychic.com/2013/08/01/the-1970s-political-activist-who-invented-penis-pants/). It was just a tad disconcerting, and the memory is etched into my brain two generations later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-underwear-w-no-pee-slot/847826.md?page=2)