Singlet

[gromit]

Is singlet (in the Standard puzzle for 12 September 2016) unknown enough to be a rare word?

Just in case it is, it's a sleeveless top like this:

[mkenuk]

This one goes back a few years.

It's basically 'rare' because the word's not used in US.

https://theforum.lexigame.com/index.php/topic,1217.msg32694.html#msg32694

MK

[yelnats]

Les, what happened to your post? I was about to reply and it's disappeared.

While it was wet and cold in Melbourne yesterday, Melbourne men are REAL men, and with our hairy chests*, we don't need singlets!

*8 at last count!

[Les303]

G'day Yelnats ,

My post was actually under the cerulean thread ( trying to get a bite out of Alan ) , should still be there.

[Les303]

As demonstrated by Hugh in the avatar , due to the low cut of the chesty bond singlet , your hairy chest will still receive plenty of exposure.

[gromit]

This one goes back a few years.

It's basically 'rare' because the word's not used in US.

https://theforum.lexigame.com/index.php/topic,1217.msg32694.html#msg32694

MK

Ah. I checked the word suggestions (https://theforum.lexigame.com/index.php/topic,2700.0.html) and couldn't find it but didn't check the previous forum suggestions.

[pat]

While it was wet and cold in Melbourne yesterday, Melbourne men are REAL men, and with our hairy chests*, we don't need singlets!

*8 at last count!

8? Wow.

I remember someone once telling me that when he was at school one of his friends had a single chest hair that he called Rodney. He was very proud of Rodney. One day the other boys ganged up on him and plucked Rodney out.

[Calilasseia]

I'm used to seeing the word "singlet" in other contexts, such as "singlet oxygen", in which the oxygen atoms are especially reactive, courtesy of having different arrangements of antibonding π electrons.