Spanish for Y-fronts urgently needed!

Question

This is not homework! If you think this is how I do my homework, you're quite mistaken.

Please, I have looked in all my usual sources of information for Y-fronts.

This is a type of underpants for men, very well know in England, the Y consists of inverted seams.

I can only come up with calzoncillos de tipo Y .. There must be a term, please help me out.

BTW (for you that are learning English this is "shorthand" slang for "by the way"), this is a great question - kirk1, Feb 4, 2013

Ahora que vi la foto, entiendo. - kirk1, Feb 4, 2013

Just a little nit-pick Annie. These articles of aprarrel are always plural - underpantS, - ian-hill, Feb 5, 2013

Thanks Ian, you're right, exept a bra is singular even though containing two boobs. - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

:) :) - ian-hill, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 1

Several automatic translators gave words like these but I really couldn't decide which one is the most appropiate. Calzoncillos was the one I saw the most

Y los frentes, eslip, calzoncillos, Y-frentes, slip.

mucha suerte Aran

Muchas gracias! - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

I give you best answer, because Cordosesa has such an advantage in being Spanish. - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

jajaja..gracias ;-) - Aranjuez12, Feb 5, 2013

calzoncillos con costuras en forma de Y invertida es correcto, puedes leer el articulo en la respuesta de Cordobesa. - annierats, Feb 6, 2013

Answer 2

Interesante cuestión, Annie. Sinceramente, nunca había oído algo así. He tenido que buscar en Google para entender de qué estabas hablando. Mi vocabulario en ese tema se limita a calzoncillos, slips, boxers y gayumbos...

Mira en este artículo. Los llaman "calzoncillos con costuras en forma de Y invertida". En otros sitios los he visto como "calzoncillos con abertura en forma de Y invertida".

We miss you Cordobesa nice to see you again !:). - shish75, Feb 5, 2013

We do miss you. And really con tu novio nuevo, you must learn these words.. - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 3

I think you are well enough known and respected here that you do not need to be guarded about your intentions or motives. At the risk of seeming flippant, it does pique the curiosity though about why you urgently need a phrase for gentlemens' skivvies. If they are pretty much unique to England, I suppose it is quite possible that there might not be a Spanish term for them??

The language seems to lack a word for these pants.. I actually wanted them for joke on DJ's thread of picture of the day.. - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

Anyway, many thanks for trying! - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

Answer 4

I had to look up what a "Y-fronts" was!!! I thought that you misspelled it and wanted "Y-fonts" as in a type of font on your computer!!! Hahahaha!!

For all of you ladies who have no idea.......

Thank you for the illustration! What do American men wear, then? - annierats, Feb 5, 2013

Actually, Jocky which is a popular brand of underwear had this style. I do not know if they still do because it is not my preferred brand - kirk1, Feb 5, 2013

Oh yes, my husband wears them. - annierats, Feb 6, 2013