2007-01-22 06:52:07 · 9 answers · asked by Nirmala 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
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2007-01-22 07:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came across this statement yesterday: On the 60s and 70s BBC programme Crackerjack, Don Maclean used to say "Don t get your knickers in a knot" or "Don t get your tights in a twist", the combination of which ("Don t get your knickers in a twist")[citation needed] has passed into popular vernacular. I have no idea if this is the origin, but it seems feasible.
2015-09-06 08:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by Callum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know the origin, but it is an enduring thing that almost anyone can understand. Having one's knickers twisted can be very uncomfortable, and put one is an aweful mood if painful at all.
--That Cheeky Lad
2007-01-22 07:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just try to imagine you had literally got your knickers in a twist and were trying to move. It makes a point very clearly, doesn't it?
2007-01-22 06:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by alan h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women's undergarmentsIn the United Kingdom, Ireland and some fellow Commonwealth nations, knickers is a term for panties or similar women's undergarments: "Don't get your knickers in a twist" (i.e. "don't get all hot under the collar," or, in US usage "don't get your panties in a bunch." Australian usage "don't get your knickers in a knot").
2007-01-22 07:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows?
2007-01-22 07:05:02 · answer #6 · answered by daniel4joyce 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I asked my gf to do some research for me on this but she said no.
2007-01-22 06:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by gam3fr3aks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Answering someone sharply .When asked a question?
2007-01-22 07:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by sukito 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont know dont wear any
2007-01-22 12:10:10 · answer #9 · answered by blueendred 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋