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minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoMy (completely un-researched, straight from my ass) hypothesis is that the term comes from British English and not American English. In the UK “pants” are your underwear, so “pansting” somebody is exposing their underwear.
minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWeird, I thought they were called bloomers or knickers.
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThose are girl’s pants.
My (completely un-researched, straight from my ass) hypothesis is that the term comes from British English and not American English. In the UK “pants” are your underwear, so “pansting” somebody is exposing their underwear.
Weird, I thought they were called bloomers or knickers.
Those are girl’s pants.