[Ads-l] gird, n.

[Wilson Gray]

> gird is the word.

Two thumbs up!

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 10:09 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Duluth Trading Co. is urging guys to "lull their loins" with a pair of its
> "Dang Soft Underwear."  ("Like a pillow for your package.")
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xQ-pzcYBlU
>
> But the issue here is that Dang Soft is also "like a cuddly panda hugged
> your gird."
>
> Maybe they mean "girth," but idiomatically even that's a (wait for it)
> stretch.
>
> But gird is the word.  Maybe because "loins" are involved.
>
> JL
>
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