How are briefs different from panties?

Question

How are briefs different from panties?

Answer 1

Briefs are a type of short, tight Y-shaped underwear and swimwear, as opposed to styles where the material extends down the legs.

In the case of men's underwear, briefs, unlike boxer shorts, hold the wearer's genitals in a relatively fixed position, which makes briefs a popular underwear choice for men who are participating in athletic activities or who feel they need more support than loose-fitting underwear can provide. In addition, boxers often ride up the body when the wearer is running.

Tight briefs have been blamed for negatively affecting the sperm count, as they may interfere with the cooling of the testes.[1] However, research doesn't always come to the same conclusion. A study in the October 1998 Journal of Urology, for example, concluded that underwear type is unlikely to have a significant effect on male fertility.[2] There is a reduction in living sperm due to heat, but healthy sperm output is not affected.

Panties (in the USA and Canada) or knickers (in the UK and Commonwealth) are a form of underwear, usually light and snug-fitting, designed to be worn by women or girls in the area directly below the waist. Typical components include a waistband (often elastic), a crotch to cover the genital area (usually lined with absorbent material such as cotton), and a pair of leg openings (also often elastic). They have either no legs or in some cases very short ones. The term is usually used in the plural -- a single unit is a "pair of panties" -- though "panty" is used in such derivatives as "panty liner".

Answer 2

very little depending on the panties

Answer 3

briefs are panties...briefs are full panties from waist to crotch without being highrise or bikini.

Answer 4

Richard Simmons wears panties. Clint Eastwood wears briefs. Get the idea?

Answer 5

Mens briefs and womens panties?

One is roomier, for the men's genitalia.

Men can wear panties if they want. Heh

Answer 6

On the job, boxer briefs, off the job, it would be thongs (for men, IF I COULD FIND THEM), under my kilt, well...you know the rest. Boxer briefs lend good support for the boys, and are fairly stylish.