Le slip. I've always loved the word in French, one of those great faux-amis. And it has (almost) nothing to do with sleep, though it's pronounced that way: le sleep.
Le slip is... Tighty-whities. Briefs. U-Trou. Or, in some cases, a Speedo.
Le slip is... Tighty-whities. Briefs. U-Trou. Or, in some cases, a Speedo.
So for some reason this recent ad for le slip Made in France made me smile.
Allez, messieurs! Trade in those boring tighty-whities for some genuine all-cotton bleu-blanc-rouge slips francais.
The folks at Le Slip Francais say, "Our Briefs are Revolutionary!
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