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Re:List of Fictional Microsoft Companies by thaumasiotes on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @04:23PM (#21696868)
This is surprising to me too, in that what I know about "kimonos" is that they are women's clothing underneath which no underwear is worn.

What's the term supposed to refer to?

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Re:List of Fictional Microsoft Companies by philwelch on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @04:45PM (#21697076)
It’s a metaphor for showing someone things that are typically kept hidden.
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Re:List of Fictional Microsoft Companies by thaumasiotes on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @06:05PM (#21697844)
Sure, but in that case... why not "lifting up the skirt"?
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Re:List of Fictional Microsoft Companies by sah2ed on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @03:29AM (#21750709)
That characterization would be too graphic for many corporate environments.
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