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Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

Update: 2025-05-21
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Jess and Rob are unravelling the origins of our words for fabric and clothing in this highly fashionable episode of Words Unravelled.



ðŸĐē Why do 'pants' mean different things in the UK and US?

👖 Which city are your jeans named after?

ðŸŠķ What's flappy about a 'flapper girl'?

✈ïļ Is 'nylon' really named after New York and London?



These questions answered, and many more, in our most unravelly episode of Words Unravelled.



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Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

Why do Brits think 'pants' are underwear? | CLOTHING WORDS

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris