It's only since men have become increasingly visible half-naked in underwear commercials, horny clothing line ads, firefighter calendars, and the lot that men have begun to face mounting pressure to conform to exacting standards of physical appeal.

Thus, we've witnessed the growth of shapewear for men, including the mirdle (a girdle for men), over the past decade.

Precision pouch. The waist eliminator. The Saxx package separator. Ab control tank. This is the language of selling body-shaping underwear to men.

What you must not do is call them girdles (or the more gender-specific mirdles), supportwear or even shapewear.

Known as "mirdles" and engineered to taper even the most bloated of blokes, corsets for men are hitting the market faster than you can say love handle.

I see, I thought it had to do with the actual construction of the waistband in the pants, like a mirdle (man's girdle).