Alternate names for a men's skirt - but make it corny/awful

[Coder]

Too often the group here "argues" over the right name for this garment when it is sold to men. I just posted a product being sold branded as "pleated skirt shorts". While the description is... accurate it's disingenuous because they are essentially selling a skort. It's also a bit funny, but not hilarious...

Let's say in 20 years male skirts are sold everywhere. What's the worst-possible name that marketers could pick? Think "murse", "mantyhose", etc...

"Murt" would be at the top of my list. "Manskirt" a close second.

[FLbreezy]

Banana-brella ("banana + umbrella", riffing on the "banana hammock")

[Stu]

SGUYT

Because it's got a GUY in it?

[ScotL]

Banana-brella is brilliant

Like Mirt but Smirt might be cornier.

[pelmut]

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...or did you mean 'alternative' '?

[Coder]

Or even worse: Skilt

[ScotL]

Careful, that might stick. I can see it already. The skirt that is a kilt, is a kilt and the mens skirts that aren’t the kilt are skilts…

[denimini]

A very short one could be called a maniskirt or simply a curt.

[Coder]

Careful, that might stick. I can see it already. The skirt that is a kilt, is a kilt and the mens skirts that aren’t the kilt are skilts…

Skilt isn't terrible, I must say, but it may imply pleating.

maniskirt

[new2skirts]

Legless shorts

[Coder]

Legless shorts

And the maxi length, "legless pants"

[Myopic Bookworm]

Since the usual bifurcated garment is a PAIR of "trousers", surely a garment with a single opening for both legs is a single "trouser", or for clarity, a "monotrouser".

[crfriend]

I'd suggest one-legged pant, but that's already been used.

What's wrong with the simple term "skirt"?

[Coder]

I'd suggest one-legged pant, but that's already been used.

What's wrong with the simple term "skirt"?

I’m not suggesting we change the name - I’m just asking what are some of the worst/corny alternatives one could come up with. It was in reaction to a men’s skort being sold as “pleated skirt shorts”. While not the worst name I feel like we could do “better” at the worst name game

[ScotL]

Careful, that might stick. I can see it already. The skirt that is a kilt, is a kilt and the mens skirts that aren’t the kilt are skilts…

Skilt isn't terrible, I must say, but it may imply pleating.

maniskirt

Hmm, skilt…. Does kinda merge the acceptable kilt with the skirt word and as dumb as that is….

Pleated would be a kilt. Non pleated is a skilt.

Oof.

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