Give the guy a break. They probably have all different names for things in the Black Swamp. 
Though I chose number 2, I agree with the consensus, Bermudas are not cut-offs. I also agree that they are not a generic term for shorts, like Daisy Dukes, as someone else keeps insisting. I also grew up in the same time period being discussed in an area where we wore shorts a lot. Bermuda referred only to knee-length, hemmed shorts. The only generic catch-all term for cut-offs, hot pants, Bermudas, Daisy Dukes and anything else is “shorts”.
I disagree, I think that short-short blue jean shorts were just cutoffs or maybe hotpants before the character came along. “Daisy Dukes” means they’re so short that if you bend over everyone can see what you had for lunch yesterday.
In my neighborhood, short-shorts weren’t any more discreet than Daisy Dukes. Daisy Dukes were just cut-offs of short-shorts proportions. We never used the phrase “hot-pants” presumably because of the supposed trashiness. Also, “hot-pants”, to us, was more of a 60’s thing, which was too old fashioned for us.
If the shorts in question were longer than short-shorts/daisy dukes, they were just “shorts”. Cut-offs only referred to actual former-blue jeans, hand-altered. Denim shorts were “shorts” or “short-shorts” depending on length, if they came hemmed from the store.
Freddy the Pig Sloane was totally rad, wasn’t she?
Knee-length, hemmed shorts. That is all.
Ah. So likethese, then? Yes, yes, I remember those well. Good ol’ Bermdua shorts in the 70s.
Yes; not dressy at all and definitely not something you’d associate with grandparents.
Cut-offs in the 70s where I grew up were known as cut-offs. That’s the jeans that were cut…the more raggedy the edges, the better.
Bermuda shorts were more than likely worn by the stereotype American tourist, or possibly teenage girls, but in the latter case, they were tight (by design; in the former, they were often tight because the tourist was overfed).
You ever see Beavis and Butthead? Tom Anderson wore Bermuda shorts.
As an observation, this has got to be the most lopsided IMHO poll I’ve seen yet.
How dare you! You’re probably just Bakersfield trash, too! Don’t you know, it’s a common colloquial usage to say cut off shorts are bermuda shorts.
To me, Bermuda shorts are very baggy knee-length (non-cutoff) shorts worn by stereotypical American “slob tourists”, usually in conjunction with a tacky Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, sandals, and a straw hat.
So, Devilsknew (DK) can’t you at least call up one childhood buddy (CB) so there can be two votes in your favor? Or, maybe you did and I picture this conversation:
DK: Hey buddy, it is DK. I’ve got a question… didn’t we call cut off blue jean shorts “Bermudas?”
CB: Sure… why?
DK: well, I’m getting beat up on a message board something like 150 to 1 saying that isn’t the term for them.
CB: You realize it was a joke… right?
DK: WHA???
CB: Yeah, when I was little I decided I wanted a pair of Bermuda shorts and asked my Mom. We didn’t have tons of money, so she cut off a pair of jeans and said “Here are your Bermudas.” When I went out I saw Charlie and Bill and I said “Hey, you have Bermudas too!” We saw you and all said “yeah… DK has Bermudas too!!”
DK: Really?
CB: Yeah… you did catch on later when we started later calling them Khakis or Camos though… right?
Chill out, Dude.
Shouldn’t that be “Lighten up Francis”
That’ll work, although I don’t recognize the quote.
I’m actually somewhat surprised that after 150 votes, not a single other person, just on a lark or a general urge to lie on surveys, cast a vote in favor of the first definition.
Stripes. Bill Murray movie… watch it if you like things like Animal House and Caddy Shack. You will be happy. If you don’t like those just move along.
I’ve a mind to create a sock and vote #1 just to annoy you.
Was that the one where they are trying to fix something in the tank and it turns out he was describing lighting the water heater? Maybe that was 1942.