Stover has confirmed that the American version of 'Don't get your knickers in a knot!' is 'Don't get your panties in a bunch.' Q. : A variation - panties in a wad or in a bunch. You might even have to abandon your efforts and hide them in your pocket - not that I'm speaking from experience. : : Try putting your knickers on very, very quickly - say you need to put them on before someone walks into the room you are in. : : : Either way, how could such a saying have arisen? Why would anyone's knickers get twisted or knotted? And how did this become a reference to someone being all hot and bothered? What I didn't know was that the 'knickers in a knot' version was an Aussie variant of 'knickers in a twist'.

: : : I checked the archives for this, and I found a previous query, but all that was offered was the definition, which I already know. In Reply to: Knickers in a knot posted by ESC on December 16, 2003 Posted by Smokey Stover on December 16, 2003