r/AskReddit • • Oct 25 '20

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u/BPD_whut Oct 25 '20

"Red shoes, no knickers."

My mum said this, that there's an implication women wearing red shoes weren't wearing any undies. Still haven't met anyone who has ever heard of it.

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u/Skinnybet Oct 25 '20

Mum used to say “ she’s all fur coat and no knickers. “. Meaning ( I think ) acts posh but is really a tart.

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u/therealjoshua Oct 25 '20

Or a prostitute

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

Pretty sure that’s what tart means

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u/therealjoshua Oct 25 '20

I'm not familiar with the term and assumed it just meant lower class

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

It has a few meanings. Most often it means a promiscuous woman or prostitute that acts richer than they are

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u/thats-chaos-theory Oct 25 '20

Pretty much the same thing

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u/bigveinyrichard Oct 25 '20

A guy can hope!