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The term "three cornered pants" mean nothing to anyone under the age of 50. (Original Post) trof Mar 2021 OP
I'm 60 and I'm stumped 😬 MLAA Mar 2021 #1
I'm older than that and I'm stumped whathehell Mar 2021 #2
Diapers sop Mar 2021 #3
My thought too Dan Mar 2021 #7
Yep trof Mar 2021 #11
I know what a 3 cornered rent is in a piece... 3catwoman3 Mar 2021 #4
I'm 69. It's a new one on me. argyl Mar 2021 #5
I'm well over 50 and it doesn't mean anything to me, either. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #6
did you leave off a zero? Thomas Hurt Mar 2021 #8
You stumped me with that one my friend. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #9
Is that a 'Southernism'? trof Mar 2021 #10
72 next month; it's a new one on me, too. NBachers Mar 2021 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author NBachers Mar 2021 #13
Just so you don't feel alone... dpibel Mar 2021 #14
I'm almost 77 and I've never heard of this. Mickju Mar 2021 #15
I'm 72 and have no idea what they are. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #16

3catwoman3

(26,695 posts)
4. I know what a 3 cornered rent is in a piece...
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 07:40 PM
Mar 2021

...of fabric, but I have no idea what 3 cornered pants are. I’ll be 70 in April. My husband is 75 and he hasn’t heard of them either.

argyl

(3,064 posts)
5. I'm 69. It's a new one on me.
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 07:41 PM
Mar 2021

Thought you meant the "three cornered hats" worn around the time of the Revolutionary War at first.

trof

(54,273 posts)
10. Is that a 'Southernism'?
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 07:57 PM
Mar 2021

I guess not.
My Texas Cajun 76 year old wife didn't know either and we had a diaper service for our daughter 50 years ago.
Guess I was wrong.
Apologies.

Response to trof (Original post)

dpibel

(3,585 posts)
14. Just so you don't feel alone...
Mon Mar 1, 2021, 10:05 PM
Mar 2021

I got it.

My childhood was on the Great Plains, if that helps locate the dialect.

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