Re: Clothing terminology

Steg Belsky wrote:

> On Thursday, February 12, 2004, at 12:32  PM, Roger Mills wrote:
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>> H.S.Teoh wrote:
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>>> OK, I guess I'll gloss it as "apron" then.
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>> I really dislike the term "fanny pack" and did not use it to gloss
>> "epilacim", even though it's pretty much what that is.
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> How about "hip pouch" then?  It's actually my normal word for 'fanny
> pack' in my idiolect.  Although it also probably depends where you wear
> it.
>
In British English, "fanny pack" sounds distinctly embarassing.  We use
'Bum Bag'(meaning the same thing, essentially).

>
> -Stephen (Steg)
>  "reflect."
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