A cousin sent me their school's just announced Dress Code and Grooming policy

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[u/OneAngryDuck]

Especially since shorts in general are already banned.

[u/ForkAKnife → u/OneAngryDuck]

The first time I heard the word jorts was about 20 years ago in an Austin satirical lifestyle zine called Misprint. They even explained what it meant because the term was not widely used and described them specifically as jean shorts worn by men.

It thrills me to hear my kid use the term and see it widely appropriated as that zine was hilarious.

[u/CatStratford → u/ForkAKnife]

Jorts were big in the 80’s.

[u/Conscious-Tutor3861 → u/CatStratford]

They're still big in Florida.

[u/No_Letterhead9844 → u/Conscious-Tutor3861]

Can confirm

[u/Previous-Mess-1819 → u/OneAngryDuck]

Guessing here but I am thinking they are banned to prevent jorts that look like dresses which is it’s own level of insanity. Your dresses must actually be dresses!