# Brits, if underpants are "pants", what are pants?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 26, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-underpants-are-pants-what-are-pants/744266 "2016-01-26T15:05:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-underpants-are-pants-what-are-pants/744266/101 "2016-02-04T13:11:37Z")

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The term “bottoms” makes me giggle. I can’t figure a lower garment with long legs as a “bottom.” The bottom is just the part that covers your posterior!

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-if-underpants-are-pants-what-are-pants/744266/102 "2016-02-04T16:30:42Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> The term “bottoms” makes me giggle. I can’t figure a lower garment with long legs as a “bottom.” The bottom is just the part that covers your posterior!

😛 Your top covers your top half and your bottom covers your bottom half.

Fabrics to make trousers are called bottomweights at the fabric store. With my butt my nickname should be Bottomweight. 🙂

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