Mistress Quickly

Maybe it’s my mad literal brain but I heard this product being advertised today and it sounded like bum pits not bump its. Is it just me? A double affront was the spelling of happy with ie.

Turns out they are bits of plastic that you hide in your hair to b/pump up the volume, aimed at women who want to look like Cheryl or Amy. (I hate celebrities being referred to by their Christian names.) I know big hair is coming back into fashion but who wants to look like an egg-headed alien?

Surely the revolting sounding name of product will put people off, or maybe it could perversely work in the firm‘s favour?

Any other examples of products with off-putting names?

http://www.bighappiehair.com/

AquilaEagle

Armpit is a horrible word.

andy2000

I'm so glad I was born a man....

Laserlady

I already have big hair so no horridly named accessories for me !

You are quite right MQ there is no need for it.

Mistress Quickly

Tend to agree AE but we have always called them that in our family, blame my parents. We jocularly term them 'pits these days.

Have discovered that axilla is one correct term and oxter is another. Underarm does sound better than armpit but don't think it was used when I was young.

AquilaEagle

Don't think it was used either. A girl at work said belly today, and she wasn't referring to pork

GrittyShaker

Is that a bit like port and starboard. Which one is which then?

Mistress Quickly

Search me?

Have you ever heard anyone use either term?

GrittyShaker

Not till about half an hour ago.

Laserlady

port is left starboard is right and the way to remember (for me) is the length of the words

I've used them. Purely whilst boating and quoting