A Southern California resort for nudists—or naturists, as some prefer to be called—had a recent change of management, and residents received a notice that the place will now become a textile park. The word textile is often used in that community as...
If someone tells you they want you to get your bib and tucker on, they’re telling you to get dressed up in your Sunday best, tucker being a bit of lace formerly worn at the neckline and bib being a shirtfront. This is part of a complete...
Sue from Nome, Alaska, says that when her grandmother was astonished, she’d sometimes exclaim Well, burn my clothing! The more common expression is Well, burn my clothes! This is part of a complete episode.
jeggings n.— «“What’s so great this year,” she says, “is that they’re making jeans that are great for boots.” They’re slim, soft, light and tight, fitting almost like leggings. In fact, At the store they like to call...
ten-mile cloth n.— «Blaze orange, also known as hunter orange, safety orange, fluorescent orange or 10-mile cloth, is readily available in a variety of clothing, caps and hats, through sporting goods and hunting supply stores, as well as...
chicken cutlet n.— «Well, now, it’s not only not snug, but I look ridiculous because it has boning in the chest AND I have no boobs !!! I do have some “chicken cutlet” silicone fake boobs, so I’m tempted to wear that with the...
