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Going commando (or to go commando) is the practice of not wearing underwear under one's outer clothing. Undergarments are clothes worn under other clothes often next to the skin The phrase and phenomenon is often used in a declaratory way ("I'm goin' commando!"), particularly by women to covertly create a frisson of sexual excitement or amusement amongst friends, sexual partners, future sexual partners, etc. Modern Western social mores generally recognise "going commando" as a "playful" behavior (akin to a mild form of exhibitionism). Although the implications of each may overlap in special circumstances generally exhibitionism is not to be confused with Indecent exposure.

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Scope and synonyms

Going without underwear is said to have certain benefits. Dr. Caroline F. Pukall of Queens University states that going without underwear while sleeping can have significant benefits to the vulva. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The vulva (from Latin, vulva, plural vulvae or vulvas; see etymology) is the region of the external genital organs [1]

In Chile, the act of not wearing underwear has been called "andar a lo gringo" ("to go gringo-style") for decades. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Gringo (feminine gringa) is a Spanish and Portuguese word used in Latin America to denote foreign non-native [2][3]

Earliest uses

Slate's Daniel Engber dates the modern usage to 1974 college campuses, where it was perhaps an outgrowth of the Vietnam War. Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia [4]

The origins of the phrase are uncertain, with some speculating that it may refer to being "out in the open" or "ready for action. " According to Engber many soldiers do go without underwear to "increase ventilation and reduce moisture. " The earliest known use of the term in print is January 22, 1985 when Jim Spencer wrote in the Chicago Tribune:

"Furthermore, colored briefs are 'sleazy' and going without underwear ('going commando', as they say on campus) is simply gross". Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company

The expression was used on the television sitcom "Friends":

"Joey: It's a rented tux, Okay. I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues. "[5]

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References

  1. ^ Pulkall, Carolyn F, PhD. Upskirt is a:slang term usually referring to up skirt photography, images of the view up a woman's Skirt (as seen from underneath including shots of "True Scotsman" is a humorous term used in Scotland for a man wearing a Kilt without undergarments Vulvar Health Hints. Queen's University. Retrieved on 2006-12-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city
  2. ^ Juran que a Jennifer López le gusta andar a lo gringo: Sin chitecos. La Cuarta (December 11, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  3. ^ Brennan, John. "How to survive the Chilean jungle" (2nd ed. ). "Dolmen Ediciones, Santiago, Chile".  
  4. ^ Engber, Daniel (January 10, 2005). Do Commandos Go Commando?. Slate Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-12-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city
  5. ^ http://www.friends-tv.org/zz302.html

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