- Open fly
An open fly refers to the unintentional leaving of one's fly unzipped or unbuttoned. It is often considered humorous if a person is caught with his or her fly down.
However, the situation is not always seen as embarrassing.
Winston Churchill , while at a public function, was handed a note reading "your fly is unbuttoned." Churchill scrawled on the note returning it as "dead birds do not drop out of nests." [ [http://www.bizbag.com/Churchill/dead_birds.htm Churchill] ]Warnings
A number of euphemistic ways of alerting someone to an open fly are used. In English-speaking countries, often a subtle "your fly is open" or "your zipper is down" suffices. The
abbreviation XYZ is also used to subtly remind the wearer to "eXamine Your Zipper." A longer variant is XYZPDQ ("eXamine Your Zipper, Pretty Darn Quick"). "You're flying low" is a commonly used warning inNew Zealand ,Australia ,Canada and the UK.In other countries, such as
Myanmar , for example, different phrases indicating a cultural suitability have been created. "I see the market is also open on Sundays..." is a commonly used phrase inMyanmar andVietnam .Fact|date=February 2007In Lebanon, a phrase meaning, "Your market is open" is commonly used.
Another phrase used, "Are you afraid of heights? cause your fly is..."
In Spanish, whoever points it out will usually say "Una avioneta! Una avioneta!" (A plane! A plane!)
A very common way is to say "Your barn door is open". This is widely used in the US and the UK.
Males in America might also be asked if they have a permit to sell hotdogs.
References
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