du beau knicker
| 16:53 Apr 5, 2013 |
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| 3 +1 | climbers |
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| 3 -1 | top climbers competing this year! |
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| 2 -1 | thermal wear |
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| Beau en knicker |
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| Mountaineering |
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9 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1| du beau knicker en lice, cette année! top climbers competing this year! Explanation: "Ouverture des 21es Piolets d'or: du beau knicker en lice, cette année!" knicker = part of the climbing gear => talking of climbers "du beau knicker" pun on "du beau monde" i.e. "top people" "... Rocher de Marlens : la première traversée de la voie "normale", avec moi dedans! On apprécie l'allure générale : knickers, bretelles, ceinture d'encordement, grosses chaussettes, chaussures (des bonnes : c'était des Terray-Saussois, super pour grattonner). C'est sûr qu'aujourd'hui mon costume a légèrement changé...!..." [http://chaps.canalblog.com/archives/p30-10.html] |
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17 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1thermal wear Explanation: Have a hunch that as my grandma used to wear 'knickerbockers' to keep warm, the mayor may have been referring to the snazzy thermal wear that top climbers wear today. This guess (low) is largely based on the work of others who have tried to help (credits) |
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182 days confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1climbers Explanation: surely these knickers are climbing breeches or knickerbockers which many climbers used to wear with long socks. Still worn in Austria? (as i Emma's ref) To me, this seems to be a "Synecdoche" , a part taken for the whole: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synecdoche as here where the breeches/knickerbockers are used (as shorthand) to describe the people wearing them i.e the climbers and I agree with Daryo/David that it's probably a pun on "du beau monde/linge" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 182 days (2013-10-05 10:44:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "top" climbers is a bit specific without more context to know who they are. They could be just (local) celebrities doing a climb for all we know... beau monde =smart set |
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Reference comments
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| Reference: Beau en knicker Reference information: http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2013/04/05/ouverture-... it is |
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| Reference: Mountaineering Reference information: According to the header, it is a saying from the Cannes area. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2013-04-05 17:06:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The sport is mountaineering, and knickers=knickerbockers, i.e. clothing worn by climbers (presumably in a bygone age). However, that doesn't tell us why he said that and what the saying means. The article probably explains but it's behind a paywall. In short, you need to find a Dauphiné subscriber or a Cannes resident... Reference: http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/chamonix-mont-blanc |
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