Posted by Robert Dilley on July 22, 2002 at 16:26:37 from 216.211.68.243 user rdilley.
In Reply to: Ties and Bags posted by John Wilson on July 22, 2002 at 02:02:03:
"Bags" is (was) a common British middle/upper-class term for trousers (pants to North Americans) of any kind, long or short. There is no implication of the droopy bagginess favoured by some fashion-challenged youth today, with the crotch practically trailing on the ground.