"Pants" as well. It generally refers to male underwear (and certainly not trousers!). "Knickers" would be the equivalent of the American "panties". youtube.com/watch?v=fnb0Fn1_…
Watch this #Horizon documentary on the emerging computer industry this evening: youtube.com/watch?v=HW5Fvk8F… Funny to think how things have changed in just over 40 years... but no signs of a shorter working life with sabbaticals and longer holidays! #NowTheChipsAreDown