Learn English – It is still called your lap when you’re standing up

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This may be a stupid question, but would it be wrong to refer to my lap as my lap when I'm standing up? It doesn't sound right to me, but I don't really know what else to call it other than "quadriceps," which is really referring to the muscles, not my lap.

Best Answer

No. When you stand up, your lap just becomes part of your legs.

lap - noun

the top surface of the upper part of the legs of a person who is sitting down:

  • Come and sit on my lap and I'll read you a story.

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