they say @Obama Retweeted this

[Laura PourMeADrink]

? @LisaLynH

@BarackObama Can I get a RT for my niece in the new Obama 2012 onesie I bought her?! Cutest Obama supporter ever!! http://pic.twitter.com/CBqEE0kP

[Aerows]

1. So Obama uses British slang?

I don't think so. Most people in the US have no idea what a onesey is, and if they do, they'd call it a jumper.

[cynatnite]

2. We've always called them onesies. Very common. n/t

[DefenseLawyer]

3. As an American with 3 kids

my wife calls that a onesie. If she's secretly British then she's hidden it well.

[Control-Z]

5. Every mother for the past

20 years, at least, knows what a onsie is. It's a newborn essential, and if I'm not mistaken, is labled "Onsie" by one or more baby clothing manufacturers.

[nxylas]

25. Plus, it wasn't Obama who used the word

It was whoever tweeted the picture in the first place.

[frazzled]

6. Um, everybody in the US knows what a "onesie" is

It even has its own brand.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Question for ya. You just went out and found that pic. Is the only way to get

it posted here still to save it to your pc, pull up a program like photobucket.com, upload it, and
then copy in the link?

I am hoping there is now an easier way - since it's such a pain

[joshcryer]

14. You can right click on the image and "copy image address" or if you don't have that option...

...go to "properties" and grab the image address from there.

That's called "hotlinking" and it doesn't always work (some hosts look for your "referrer" and if it's not from the primary site it will show a different image or an error message, but it works about 90% of the time).

[frazzled]

30. No, you just have to copy the image "address"

I don't know how it works on your computer, but on a Mac all you have to do is click command-option while on a web page image, and a menu pops up that allows you to "copy image" or "copy image address." For DU, you must copy the image address (its url, not the image itself) and paste it into your post. Voila, the image should appear just fine (if it's a jpg).

[NYC_SKP]

7. It's Kenyan!

Seriously, born in Hawaii and raised, to a degree, in "exotic" places, it's hard to say what terms he may have picked up.

[elleng]

8. Nope, we U.S. parents know onesies,

and a Gerber trademark!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_bodysuit

[mythology]

9. I'm from the US and I know what a onesie is

In fact I remember hearing the term onesie used on the tv show Gilmore Girls so it can't be that uncommon. Wikipedia notes that Gerber has the term trademarked and has pursued legal remedies against companies that have attempted to use the term.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. on twitter a RT is a retweet - you are just reposting the original post. juss sayin nt

[belcffub]

11. we've called the onesies

for about 11 years... before my kids I had no idea what they were called... maybe it's regional like Pop, Soda, Coke or Tonic (that is a whole other can of worms)

[mackattack]

19. "whole other can of worms"

Umm no it isnt. It's pop. Anything else is wrong and you should feel embarrassed if you dont say pop.


/

[freshwest]

21. No, it's soda. You can't make me say pop!

[belcffub]

23. see what I'm saying...

the pop, soda, coke, tonic debate could rip the very fabric of our society apart...

BTW... I grew up saying tonic until I was 10 (eastern MA) then moved through the soda region of western MA and eastern NY to the POP belt of WNY. It's funny but around syracuse NY the line is very fine.

it's very well documented

[mackattack]

34. Looking at the map

Its clear that this was one of the causes of the Civil War.

[belcffub]

37. this war brought to you with limited commercial interruptions by Coke

[Laura PourMeADrink]

42. Damn....Looks like Democrat = Soda or Pop nt

[hifiguy]

52. I always called it "pop" being raised in Minnesota

and then I spent three years in Boston for grad school. There I picked up the "soda" meme and I've called it "soda" ever since.

[libinnyandia]

32. I grew up saying pop in Iowa , moved to St Louis: soda, moved to NYc: soda, now back in Iowa:

sometimes I say pop and sometimes soda. Though now that they say it can kill you maybe we should create a new name.

[mackattack]

35. Saying soda-pop is a good compromise I think.

But yeah, its best to avoid the stuff. I say that while having a Mountain Dew.

[Devil_Fish]

12. here in cal, it's a onesey. NT

[Tx4obama]

16. Here is a photo/image of what a girl's jumper looks like in The USA

A jumper is not the same thing as a baby's onesie

[moriah]

17. Can't get enough onesies!

I thought "jumper" was British for a sweater.

Us folks in the South say onesie all the time.

[Arugula Latte]

40. Yes, sweaters are called "jumpers" in Britain

and here they're the overall-dress hybrids.

[mackattack]

18. In Ohio we call them onsies.

[all american girl]

22. They're not called onesies...news to me. 18 years ago, that's what we called them....

[Brickbat]

24. Also, "retweet" simply means copy and send out on your own feed. The Obama feed would have

copied and "retweeted" what she wrote.

But yeah, "onesie" is American. "Jumper," to me, means a girl's sleeveless dress meant to be worn over a turtleneck or other layer. It also means sweater or pullover to speakers of British English, including Australians.

[JNelson6563]

26. Are you by chance a man?

When I was a child my baby brother wore onesies and then many years later I bought onesies for my babies.

Julie

[snooper2]

28. We reject that stereotype thank You

Maybe the poster just isn't very bright?

[JNelson6563]

33. No stereotyping intended

It's just that it's rarely men who buy the baby clothes so it would make sense that the term "onesie" would seem foreign.

Julie

[snooper2]

27. ROFL ROFL ROFL

[MineralMan]

29. Actually, the term is widely used in the US.

I have a big pile of little grand-nieces and nephews, and their parents all referred to the garment as a onesy,

But, hey, nice of you to step on this charming story. Yup...

[SwampG8r]

50. need an answer

i have a bunch of nieces nephews and assorted small relatives
they run around like wild creatures
how do you get them into a manageable pile?
that would be so more calm

[MineralMan]

51. Ha! I leave that to their parents.

Let them chase the kids down and corral them. My job is to spoil the crap out of them.

[laundry_queen]

31. This Canadian had no idea what a onesie was

until I got online with American moms when I was pregnant

[renate]

36. wow, look at all these replies to an innocuous post!

I think "onesie" is the new "Olive Garden"!

[BeeBee]

39. Not sure where you're from, but in the US these have always been called onsies. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

41. I don't think enough people have pointed out to you that they're called onesies here

so may I be the umpteenth to do so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. roflmao nt

[Dorian Gray]

47. NYC here

we call them Onesies.

[a la izquierda]

48. What???

I don't have kids, and I call those little things "onesies."

[NYC_SKP]

4. OMG HOW CUTE IS THAT LITTLE BABY???

[Tx4obama]

20. Btw, campaign staff that runs Obama's Twitter feed did re-tweet it, probably not Obama personally

Here's his Twitter feed link: https://twitter.com/BarackObama

The retweet is there, BUT Barack's initials are not on the retweet.

All the messages that Obama personally sends are signed with: -BO
and he doesn't send many at all.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. thanks TXO...saw it and then couldn't find it again. nt

[Taverner]

38. Whaa? The GOP is ANTI-BABY now??????

[tabbycat31]

45. Oh I want to get that for my sister and BIL

But it would fall on deaf ears.

They're due in September, and staunch Republicans. BIL works for RMoney

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. wait til you babysit for their baby, put it on and take the baby

to visit as many people as possible !

[DippyDem]

49. Awww that pix is so cute! n/t