Warning: Do not do this where anyone else can see you. Interestingly, "fly" seems to be used exclusively for the opening on MEN's trousers. Has one woman ever told another that her "fly" or "barn door" is open?
I think not. But, then again, I'm a guy; maybe women have a secret nonverbal code or glance to convey that message. Goodrich Company introduced a rubber boot featuring the device during the s, a company exec reportedly slid the tab up and down, noticed the "zip" sound this made and exclaimed, "Zip 'er up! So, B. Goodrich called the boots "zipper boots" and trademarked the name "zipper" in Something attached by the edge.
Baird He rides Sky A pair of tennis shorts with zipper fly. Fuller Ruined Boys ii. Improve this answer. WS2 WS2 Well, that's my 2p. Adam 2 2 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. TimC TimC 2 2 bronze badges.
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I would suspect, wrt. Thus, the flap being undone actually allows flies in. Your second paragraph gives the impression that someone might call a button or velcro closure a "zipper.
If so, it is far from universal. Ziploc bags do not have zippers because they fail the teeth test. Adam I think the claim here which doesn't seem outlandish is that you might tell someone "your fly's open" or "your zipper's undone" even if they were wearing jeans with buttons instead of a zipper.
It looks like the word comes from an archaic use of the word fly as being synonymous with 'flap,' according to the accepted answer to this question: english.
Clonkex Clonkex 2 2 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges. This Aussie concurs with all the points you've made. One British English euphemism is 'You've got egg on your chin'. Edwin Ashworth 68k 11 11 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Asked 10 years, 2 months ago. Active 10 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 8k times. There's a fly in my pants! Why is the zipper on pants called a fly? I searched etymonline for "fly" and found nothing related to pants.
Is this a particularly American usage, or more global? Improve this question. Can't help you with the etymology but I can say that's what they are called on the right-hand side of the pond, giving rise to expressions such as "flying low" and "flying without a licence".
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Please seek professional guidance. Abbra gone Underground. T he 'fly' was originally the piece of material covering the opening of the trousers, but came to mean the opening itself, whether button, zip or velcro driven.
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