witchesβ knickers
n.pl.β Β«Alaskans call them “tundra ghosts” and “landfill snowbirds.” In China, theyβre “white pollution.” South Africans have sarcastically dubbed them their “national flower.” Snagged in treetops in Ireland, they become “witchesβ knickers.”Β» ββBlight of bags bringing bans” by Margie Wylie Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.) Oct. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)