tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678777.post109147837389551725..comments2023-10-26T12:07:09.753-04:00Comments on chowflap: deblhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17901279767555021096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678777.post-1091549810124588992004-08-03T12:16:00.000-04:002004-08-03T12:16:00.000-04:00Hi Debl. Something tells me that Old Navy won't b...Hi Debl. Something tells me that Old Navy won't be incorporating either term into future marketing campaigns but I'm glad I know what to call mine now. I thought it might have been one of those New England only terms like tag sale or package store or bottle deposit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678777.post-1091548154272624892004-08-03T11:49:00.000-04:002004-08-03T11:49:00.000-04:00Hi anonymous. I think the genesis of the term was ...Hi anonymous. I think the genesis of the term was an episode of Seinfeld, when they were discussing how wearing sweatpants in public was a message to the world that you've given up. My friends and I use the term "give-up pants" for those comfortable pajama bottoms or sweatpants that we put on when we're in for the night and we've given up trying to look respectable. <br /><br />I've also heard them called "hang-around bang-around" pants.deblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901279767555021096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678777.post-1091545940476457072004-08-03T11:12:00.000-04:002004-08-03T11:12:00.000-04:00OK, I give up, why are they called give-up pants? ...OK, I give up, why are they called give-up pants? I get the general concept, I think, but I've never heard the term before. Just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com