something has your boxer shorts in a wad

English translation: something has caused you to become very excited and agitated

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English term or phrase:	something has your boxer shorts in a wad
Selected answer:	something has caused you to become very excited and agitated
Entered by:	Jack Doughty

15:23 Jan 9, 2008

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: something has your boxer shorts in a wad

No context. :(
I don't understand this phrase.
Is there anything offensive meaning, like sexual thing?

Any help?

Poj KudoZ activity Questions: 142 (3 open) Answers: 52
Local time: 00:25

something has caused you to become very excited and agitated about something

Explanation:
I haven't come across "Don't get your boxer shorts in a wad", but I imagine it must mean the same as "Don't get your knickers in a twist".
Neither of these has any direct sexual meaning.

Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:25

Grading comment

Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +9

something has caused you to become very excited and agitated about something

Jack Doughty

3 +3

play on 'got your panties in a bunch'

Mark Berelekhis

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

play on 'got your panties in a bunch'

Explanation:
Seems to be a play on the above urban idiom: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=panties in a ...

wad = bunch in this context, and boxer shorts = panties.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

English
PRO pts in category: 206

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

something has caused you to become very excited and agitated about something

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 518

Grading comment

Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Ellemiek Drucker: that is what I think!

5 mins

-> Thank you.

agree

Ken Cox: probably the US translation of the common UK expression

25 mins

-> Thank you. Yes, see also Mark's version.

agree

Buck: boxer shorts is a modern version of the American version: panties in a wad

30 mins

-> Thank you.

agree

kmtext: usually something which isn't very important in the great scheme of things

32 mins

-> Thank you. Yes, that's right.

agree

JaneTranslates: You gave a direct answer to Poj's specific question, as well as a correct interpretation, so you get my "agree." Mark's answer is also correct and helpful, of course.

1 hr

-> Thank you.

agree

Claire Chapman

2 hrs

-> Thank you.

agree

Dana Rinaldi

5 hrs

-> Thank you.

agree

orientalhorizon

10 hrs

-> Thank you.

agree

Alexandra Tussing

1 day 12 hrs

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