Witches' Knickers

Type

Miscellaneous

Area of origin

Uncertain

Area of use

UK, Rep of Ireland

Whimsically satirical name for plastic bags that have been blown by the wind and caught in trees, barbed wire fences or other natural and man-made snares.

Etymology

The term seems to have become popular in Ireland in the early 2000s but may have originated in England some years before.

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