Keep your britches on

[calibob1]

How long ago did you first hear this? Britches or breeches a nickname for pants or were they a manufactures name like Levis?

 

[1eyefishing]

Britches=old English
Breeches=old southern

Pants are for dress.
Who says trousers???

 

[4HAND]

Well, I'm 53. Heard them called britches all my life. I call them britches.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Been hearing hearing and saying britches for 52 years back in the hills, called beans drying on a string " leather britches". My stepdads from South Georgia ( he's 82) he calls them dungarees.

 

[Mike 65]

I knew I was in trouble when I heard “to big for your britches boy”!

 

[NOYDB]

As a military brat I've heard the same thing called by many names and many things called the same name. I go with the flow and use whatever is the current local usage. I try to communicate and that means I want the respondent to understand what I mean.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Britches, all my life.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Been hearing hearing and saying britches for 52 years back in the hills, called beans drying on a string " leather britches". My stepdads from South Georgia ( he's 82) he calls them dungarees.

52 years of britches here, too. And I never really cared for leather britches beans.

I've also heard pants or (blue) jeans a good bit, but I don't know a single person personally who uses the term "trousers." Britches is the common term most of the time.

 

[Batjack]

I knew I was in trouble when I heard “to big for your britches boy”!

I new I was in trouble when I herd my first name (not nick name) and knew to duck. If it was followed by my middle name...too late to duck.

 

[NOYDB]

Want to fire people up start a post about the proper use of supper or dinner.

Wah, wah wah, My momma called it xxxxxx, you mean it could be called xxxxxx, in other parts of the world? wah, wah wah.

At the time it came up some posters got downright emotional.

Big difference in how a small moving flow of water is called. Stream, rivulet, brook, wash, creek, crick, slough, ditch and I'm sure more. At some point it becomes as river, not sure if there is rule about when.

 

[trad bow]

I reckon it all starts from where you were born. Pants or britches was what I worn growing up in the south. Overalls were anything that had a strap.
Water flow was simple too ifn you growed up knowing the difference. Starts with a seep or a spring which is two different things. A seep is a wet spot that water flows from sometimes. A spring has water flowing out of the ground. A spring generally is the start of a steam. Two streams running together form a creek. Several creeks form a river. A slough is a high water cut off of a river. Ditches are man made and run either beside a road or man made to drain certain areas.

 

[kmckinnie]

Want to fire people up start a post about the proper use of supper or dinner.

Wah, wah wah, My momma called it xxxxxx, you mean it could be called xxxxxx, in other parts of the world? wah, wah wah.

At the time it came up some posters got downright emotional.

Big difference in how a small moving flow of water is called. Stream, rivulet, brook, wash, creek, crick, slough, ditch and I'm sure more. At some point it becomes as river, not sure if there is rule about when.

You just need to keep your britches on. ?

 

[NOYDB]

I reckon it all starts from where you were born. Pants or britches was what I worn growing up in the south. Overalls were anything that had a strap.
Water flow was simple too ifn you growed up knowing the difference. Starts with a seep or a spring which is two different things. A seep is a wet spot that water flows from sometimes. A spring has water flowing out of the ground. A spring generally is the start of a steam. Two streams running together form a creek. Several creeks form a river. A slough is a high water cut off of a river. Ditches are man made and run either beside a road or man made to drain certain areas.

Works for you. But varies by location.

 

[mark-7mag]

I’ve called them and heard them called briches all my life :
“go Break me off a hickory and pull them britches off boy “
“You’ve done got too big for your britches “
“Go you Silver britches “
“Did you crap your britches ? “

 

[NOYDB]

Pants.

 

[kmckinnie]

A pair on pants and there’s only one there. ?A pair of britches.
One there. ?

 

[4HAND]

Want to fire people up start a post about the proper use of supper or dinner.

Wah, wah wah, My momma called it xxxxxx, you mean it could be called xxxxxx, in other parts of the world? wah, wah wah.

At the time it came up some posters got downright emotional.

Big difference in how a small moving flow of water is called. Stream, rivulet, brook, wash, creek, crick, slough, ditch and I'm sure more. At some point it becomes as river, not sure if there is rule about when.

Whether it was the noon dinner meal or the evening supper meal, I had to have on britches & a shirt before I sat down at the table.....

 

[Nicodemus]

Whether it was the noon dinner meal or the evening supper meal, I had to have on britches & a shirt before I sat done at the table.....

Better take your hat off too, when you came in the house.

 

[Buck70]

I have been known to tell the young boys to "hike up your britches". They look at me like I've spoken in Mandarin.

 

[4HAND]

Better take your hat off too, when you came in the house.

Yes sir. Or any other building.