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NWR: question...

grkbarbie Posted:

NWR: question...

ok.. so the word BRIEFCASE... how did it come about? were briefcases originally made to hold mens underwear??

i knwo ur prob laughing, but im serious.
FutureMrs.M Posted:

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lol you are too funny...and i am bored enough to look it up
emc282rjm Posted:

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I think it was probably legal briefs...I'm not sure if the underwear term came before or after it

FutureMrs.M Posted:

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here ya go barb...

'It was not until the 1920s when the first modern briefcase appeared on the scene. This was a flat, hard case that kept papers in order and did not resemble the bags that were being used by so many transients. Attorneys began using these bags which were quickly described as briefcases, to describe the documents that attorneys carry'


wow that makes sense now lol
grkbarbie Posted:

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ok smarty pants... what about suit cases????

FutureMrs.M Posted:

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lol I love that you think I came up with that...what would I do without google...brb with the suitcase answer lol j/k. cuz Im pretty sure its a case in which to place a suit lol

JAAMS Posted:

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I would guess that it has to do with 'briefs' - like lawyer's files or papers and whatnot, and they carried them in that.

I have no real clue, but that's my guess!

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