What Are Spanky Pants?

[Ashley]

I called them lollies when I started cheering, like, 15 years ago. And since then I've basically called them every iteration of spanks, briefs, bloomers.

Spandex or compression shorts aren't really the same thing though. They're not briefs made to be worn under a skirt or uniform, they're shorts that can be worn on your own. I generally wouldn't wear spanks or bloomers on their own like I would a pair of Nike Pros.

 

[eliteathletics]

I call them Briefs- boycut briefs are the shorts and the "briefs" are the underwear looking ones-

 

[SarahS]

We always called them bundies

But I think that word sounds weird. Just say it: BUNDIES--ick.
I call them spandex now.

Ahhhh! Must be a Midwest thing. My high school team in Michigan (a million years ago) called them grundies. GRUNDIES. Ick is right. Lol.

 

[BuegeSmalls]

Ahhhh! Must be a Midwest thing. My high school team in Michigan (a million years ago) called them grundies. GRUNDIES. Ick is right. Lol.

Eww! Grundies is even worse hahhaha

 

[dawgshow]

Wow. We called them Spankies 20+ years ago. Is it a retro term or one that's never changed?

 

[Callmeboots]

When I first started cheering in 2001 we called them bloomers, my girls usually call them spankies, our coaches call them briefs. Lollies seems so strange...and I have no idea what a Grundie is hahaha

 

[CheerRehab]

Ahhhh! Must be a Midwest thing. My high school team in Michigan (a million years ago) called them grundies. GRUNDIES. Ick is right. Lol.

haha omg grundies!

 

[WC_obsessed]

Spankies or bloomers! If they're like shorts though I'd just call them spandex.

 

[Jule]

Briefs :)

 

[Michelle Burgio]

spankies or boyshorts!

 

[Leaira]

I call regular briefs "spankies", and boy-cut briefs "boyshorts". :)

 

[Kel Kell]

In HS we had the shorts and always called them hot pants. Spankies were the brief style and hot pants were... well... the hotpants boyshort style. These days it's just Spankies or Spanks, unless of course you are on the 6 year old squad where they are "the purple things that cover your underwear from the crowd"

 

[Ctyler]

When I was younger, we called them spankies, now we just call them spandex!

 

[omgitssydthekid]

I call them either spandex or spankies!

 

[alexamarysouza]

I've literally never heard of a 'lollie'. and so many people call them that?! I used to live up north and my mom never changed the name of them, always been spankies!