Ask them. Most of us are the wrong gender and the wrong age. My ex-husband used skimpy, particularly concerning his daughters' clothing. But then he's my age. "Skimpy" might be generational.
Ginni -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 12:55 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] t-top? Tank? I wonder about the skimpy part. Do young guys use the term? Maybe might say "hot" if it were skimpy. Sheesh. Information overload :) Thanks, guys, for the fun discussion!! == Marjorie On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: > And then, again, a 25 y/o guy who just went shopping with his girlfriend just > might know what it was called, or at least what his girlfriend called it. Of > course, he might also go with "that skimpy top thing." I don't think any guy > I know (I'm 63) would ever call it a "blouse", but "skimpy top" would be > right up there as a good description. "Way skimpy top" would be even more > appropriate. > > Ginni _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
