This one was possibly mentioned upthread (possibly by me!) but I’m not reading through seven pages to check. In any case, it’s a horrible enough word that it deserves an encore in this list:
Can we please get rid of “panties”?
Please?
Or at least stop allowing it to refer to the underwear of anyone over the age of five?
Going commando, eh?
What would you call them, then?
Underwear. Underpants. Undies, if you want to leave a “cute” option. Bikinis. Thong. Boyshorts. Skivvies. Anything else.
Just hearing any adult woman referring to her “panties” makes me cringe. Particularly when it’s in any kind of serious context.
Alas, yes. It was in the local paper today. In a photo caption.
It makes me think of that thing your dog does when he scrapes his butt on the carpet because of clogged anal glands. I guess that’s “butt scootin’.”
It is a type of fish. Do they wear their hair this way?
All of those are either more general, or refer to something different (e.g. “bikinis” are two-piece bathing suits).
After reading your first post, I checked online, and yes, “panty” is what it says on the package, so whether you like it or not, it seems to be the official name for that particular type of garment. (Not to mention there’s pantyhose, which I assume you would call “underwearhose.”)
Here’s one that unfortunately appears to be picking up steam:
No, a “bikini” is a two-piece bathing suit. But there are also “bikini” underwear (for both men and women).
No, pantyhose are different (though it would be just as easy to call them “nylons” or “hose”). And I know that’s what it says on the package. But we don’t always call things by their official names (when was the last time someone asked you to hand them a “facial tissue” instead of a “Kleenex,” or you used “bathroom tissue” instead of “toilet paper”?)
The thread title says “words/expressions I want to be eliminated (etc.).” “Panties” is one of my big peeves. You don’t have to agree with me–I don’t mind. But it’s just such an infantilizing word for something worn by adult women. You could be Hillary Clinton or Condoleezza Rice and you’d still sound undignified and infantile uttering the phrase “my panties.”
Come to think of it, I think my main objection is to the word in the plural, which is why “panties” bothers me but “pantyhose” doesn’t.
Opinions, everybody’s got 'em, YMMV, etc.
“Nylons,” and “hose” already exist. They are long, sheer stockings that require garters to stay up. At some point, someone had the idea to make a single garment that combined a panty with two long hose, called “pantyhose.” It eliminated the need for garters, and also helped with the pantylines at the butt problem. This is what pantyhose are. (I know that should call for a singular verb, but it sounds too wrong.) Nearly all women who wear nylon hose opt for pantyhose instead of long hose that need garters, unless they are strippers, albeit, some women buy short hose (knee highs) to wear with slacks.
I suppose there are women who wear long hose for some reason-- I understand there have been advances in getting them to stay up without garters, but since it’s perfectly acceptable to wear skirts with bare legs anymore, and there are lots of choices of colors, textures, and decorations for pantyhose or tights for cold weather, when one might wear underwear under ones tights for a little extra insulation, you really have to be dedicated to the idea. I don’t personally know anyone who wears long hose.
That’s actually the point. It didn’t have a name. The Beastie Boys had a song called “Mullet Head” that came out in 1994, and all of a sudden people started claiming that our generation wore mullets. Sorry Beastie Boys, you don’t get to retroactively name a hairstyle after it’s already gone out of style.
I want an end to the form “because (noun).”
Like —
“Women get paid less for the same work because sexism.”
Hate that.
I see nothing infantilizing about “panties.” That’s just the name of the thing.
It’s certainly better than “knickers” or “pants,” which both mean something else to me.
Hmmm…Yeah, this usage should be banned. “Posterize” is actually a thing you do to an image in Photoshop.
The next person who labels linguistic innovation they don’t like as ‘newspeak’ gets slapped with a wet fish.
Preferably a mullet.
…scrapes his butt……know, I’m a sophomoric idiot, but this has me cracking up so hard. 
Kick off. Every single project or change at work now has to have a “kick off.”
It makes me want to kick people and tell them to fuck off.
Underwear includes my bra.
Underpants implies pants.
Undies is ridiculously cute.
Bikinis are those two-piece swimsuits that I refuse to wear at the beach because it would be an offense unto aesthetics.
Thong is a specific type and HELL NO.
Boyshorts, maybe yours. Again, a specific type.
Skivvies sounds like skeeved. I’m not skeeved by my panties, but maybe you are?
I’ve never seen the movie Lost in Translation. Wonder if it’s currently steaming?
I know, right? I was always under the impression that “panties” was the correct term. All of those others are euphemisms or synonyms.
The only women I’ve heard use “skivvies” to refer to their panties have been fictional women in novels who are “tough”, and often have a military background. And even then, they tend to use it sarcastically.
I never used it even when my daughter was under five. It’s creepy, and it makes me cringe. Underwear is a nice, all-purpose word.