Sinister: linguistic trainspotting

[Musicman]

hmmmm, slacks.....

> Say, since this list has already tackled spawny gits & the bar vs. 
> biscuit conundrum, I was hoping someone could take a crack at the 
> significance of 'pants.'  Clearly, it is undesirable to be deemed pants, 
> but why? To Americans pants are just, I guess you'd say, 'trousers.'  
> Surely there are more disagreeable items of apparel to be compared to:  
> jock strap, thong, adult diaper... Please explain.
> 
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