# What do Scotsmen wear under their kilts?

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**Created:** [January 14, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912 "2010-01-14T09:58:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scotadrift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Scotadrift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotadrift)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912/1 "2010-01-14T09:58:07Z")

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I feel obliged, as I live in Scotland and am Scottish, to dispell any lingering doubt as to the validity of the claim made on [“What do Scotsmen wear under their kilts?”.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1040/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts) The answer, for any self respecting Scot anyway, is pronounced thus; “heehaw”, roughly translated as nothing. This Hogmanay passed (New Year), my friends and I went to a party in said attire, and it has to be said, proudly or otherwise (I fear otherwise) any of our party found to be wearing a pair of boxers was peer pressured into removing them. The offending article was then strewn into the Water of Leith, and the lesson learned.

Note that I refer only to the gents when in the traditional garb of the Scots. Were a lady to wear a kilt for the sakes of, for example, highland sword dancing, the same claim of underwear being conspicuous in its absence couldn’t be made. They are ladies after all…

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**Author:** ![River\_Ape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@River\_Ape](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Ape)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912/2 "2010-01-14T10:21:43Z")

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It should be pointed out, however, that the True Scot is a creature of unmatched hairiness. Lifting the kilt would display a great hairy mass, and one could but speculate what lay within. Indeed, the sex of Scots is best determined in the first instance by regarding the face: the males having slightly larger beards than the females. 😃

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912/3 "2010-01-14T13:22:07Z")

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😃 The OP’s explanation is all well and good for the urban male kilt-wearer, but out amongst those highland thistles? Surely they had _some_ protection?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912/4 "2010-01-14T13:29:46Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **Scotadrift** , we’re glad to have you with us. It’s helpful to other readers if you provide a link to the column in question when you start a new thread, so I’ve edited your reference into a link. No biggie, you’ll know for next time. And, as I say, welcome.

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-scotsmen-wear-under-their-kilts/524912/5 "2010-01-14T14:39:31Z")

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I have seen what a Scotsman wears under his kilt and believe me, it was not a pretty sight.