Aliasing swim_briefs → speedo
Link to alias

Reason:

Speedos have become the new name for swim briefs due to how popular the Speedo brand was for swim briefs.

thats a flat out -1

briefs have sleeves that cover the butt completely and parts of the thigh, swim briefs are basically shorts that are made for going in water. speedos do not have sleeves that cover the thighs and are always skin tight, speedos are essentially the male equivalent of panties from a visual standpoint.

Ruku said:
briefs have sleeves that cover the butt completely and parts of the thigh

You're thinking of boxer briefs, also called trunks.

Ruku said:
swim briefs are basically shorts that are made for going in water.

That would be swimming trunks or board shorts, not speedos.

JondiDitto said:
Speedos have become the new name for swim briefs due to how popular the Speedo brand was for swim briefs.

+1 for reverse. Better to use the official term over the generic trademark.

Joke request: budgie_smugglers A-> swim_briefs because aussie slang.

BlueDingo said:
You're thinking of boxer briefs, also called trunks.

That would be swimming trunks or board shorts, not speedos.

+1 for reverse. Better to use the official term over the generic trademark.

Joke request: budgie_smugglers A-> swim_briefs because aussie slang.

I didnt say they were speedos blue, im making the assertion that speedos and swim briefs are not the same thing, please actually read what i wrote, also please also check the posts under swim briefs, they are clearlly are different from what is found under speedo.

Ruku said:
I didnt say they were speedos blue, im making the assertion that speedos and swim briefs are not the same thing, please actually read what i wrote

I was pointing out that the thing you were describing were not swim briefs. Swim briefs and speedos are the same thing.

Ruku said:
also please also check the posts under swim briefs, they are clearlly are different from what is found under speedo.

There's only two and they're both mistagged. This wikipedia article should help clear things up a bit.

BlueDingo said:
I was pointing out that the thing you were describing were not swim briefs. Swim briefs and speedos are the same thing.

There's only two and they're both mistagged. This wikipedia article should help clear things up a bit.

i apologise, thanks for the link thru it still does appear that who ever used the tag was tagging it for the same propose, mistags or not.

+½ . Those tags are for the same garment, however the former tag is poorly used.

BlueDingo said:

+1 for reverse. Better to use the official term over the generic trademark.

If the metonymy is enough established to overwhelmingly overcome the original term, then would be more logical to maintain the "unofficial" however well-known name.

e.g. "dry ice" also is a trademark, following that logic we should use "solid_carbon_dioxide" instead.