Underwear Re: June's OT Board Dictionary Launched

[Potterfanme]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote: 
> 
> I still contend, despite the possibilities outlined above, that 
when 
> an American goes into the store looking for "foundation garmets" 
> (the official name for the Underwear Dept.) most of us walk up to a 
> salesperson and say, "where's the *underwear*?" as opposed 
to "where 
> can I buy thongs/panties/jockey shorts?". ;).
> 
> OK, a woman may ask for the "lingerie" department instead.
>  
> Jen

I think foundations refer mostly to girdles (corsette) and bras. 
(they support the offending parts like a foundation on a house....tee 
hee..)  Actually, until recently, I haven't seen girdles much.  Think 
they pretty much went out of style or were too much trouble.
Susan