Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoTo refer casually to briefs-style men's underwear, is it Tidy Whities or Tighty Whities?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up120file-text
arrow-up120message-squareTo refer casually to briefs-style men's underwear, is it Tidy Whities or Tighty Whities?Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 days ago“tidy” and “tighty” are not alternatives spellings, or synonyms Tidy means well kept, clean, put away Tight relates to how much the underwear is “gripping/holding” while worn
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoThey’re not synonyms, but they are close enough that when said quickly they can be homonyms
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThats very accent dependent
“tidy” and “tighty” are not alternatives spellings, or synonyms
Tidy means well kept, clean, put away
Tight relates to how much the underwear is “gripping/holding” while worn
They’re not synonyms, but they are close enough that when said quickly they can be homonyms
Thats very accent dependent
That’s a good point