Anybody else love the incredibly nerdy NPR show “A Way With Words”? Last week someone called in asking about the meaning/origin of the term “whistle britches.” As in: “There goes ol’ whistle britches over there.” (Clearly a very classy term of endearment.) One of the theories was that it referred to someone wearing corduroy pants because it makes a funny sound when you walk and your legs rub together. I don’t know if they ever decided on the origin for sure, but who cares? We totally need to bring whistle britches back. I’m counting on all you fellow corduroy-wearing nerds to help me.
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I’m slightly obsessed with this. And then I saw your shoes and I become completely obsessed with this. Loooove it!
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Thanks Maggie! You’ll join the whistle britches club any day now, I can tell.