mantie
n.— «Add another choice to the old boxers vs. briefs argument—manties, or panties for men.» —“Mantie raid!” by Caryn Rousseau Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Apr. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Mary-Clare recalls that when she was growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, everyone she knew used the term hoosier as a kind of teasing pejorative. If someone did something silly, others would say You’re such a hoosier, the adjective hoozh, or jokingly...
Patrick in Muncie, Indiana, is fond of jojo potatoes, those delicious deep-fried, seasoned wedges also known as Jo-Jos, and wonders how they got that name. Fortunately, researcher Barry Popik has the scoop. This is part of a complete episode.
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