mannyhose
n.— «Several online sites for outdoorsmen sport tips about how to use pantyhose in the great outdoors. In fact, one couild start calling it “mannyhose,” which was once a term for pantyhose made by G. Lieberman and Sons, a company that still makes hose for men and now calls it ACTIVSKIN ®.» —“The Sportsman’s Corner: Don’t be a ramp hog” by Gary Roussan Willits News (California) June 27, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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