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I recently came across the phrase `はいてなかったり` which has me stumped.

For context, a character utters the phrase after dismissing the possibility of
something:

**_Character:_** Oh, those guys? Yeah, they're pretty weird, but I don't think
they're criminals. はいてなかったり...

**_EDIT:_** Below is the original sentence in Japanese. I decided to
paraphrase a bit because it was talking about love-related stuff that I felt
might add more confusion to the issue.

**Character:** いろいろ奇怪な行動が多いから... 恋とは無縁なのかなぁと... はいてなかったり...

A fellow translator translated it as `I just don't see it...` but I can't
figure out how they got there.

I can't find the phrase in any online dictionary, but it seems to be a fairly
common phrase online (e.g. `はいたりはいてなかったり`, `スカートはいてなかったり～`). I can't figure
out the meaning of those examples either.

Could it be a form of `はい` which is being negated, as in `something not
there`?
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Meaning of はいてなかったり?
This is a very, very context dependent question. Not just a matter of a few
sentences, but over volumes of the comic. I have never read it myself, but the
[みつどもえ fansite](http://325.liblo.jp/) contained enough circumstantial evidence
to answer. My confidence that this is where is came from is that the lines
いろいろ奇怪な行動が多いから... 恋とは無縁なのかなぁと... are [on this
page](http://325.liblo.jp/ep156.html). (This would have been a LOT easier if
you would have just told us where it came from. (-_-;)

はいてなかったり is referring to not wearing underwear as a case-in-point example of
the "strange things they do" that makes the speaker think the persons she is
talking about (most likely
[佐藤が好きでしょうがない隊](http://325.liblo.jp/wds.html#%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E9%9A%8A))
are far from having a romantic relationship.

Apparently
[緒方愛梨](http://325.liblo.jp/ch%E7%B7%92%E6%96%B9%E6%84%9B%E6%A2%A8.html), who
is a member of the 佐藤が好きでしょうがない隊 and the only one who goes commando, thinks
wearing underwear will hinder having a romantic relationship.
`はいてない。パンツを恋敵と認め決別して以来(*53)、一貫してノーパンスタイルを貫いている。`

Since
[ノーパン](http://325.liblo.jp/wds.html#%E5%B8%B8%E6%99%82%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E5%A5%B3)
is a recurring theme throughout the series and the speaker is talking about
the "strange behavior" of the group 緒方 is in, it is obvious to the reader that
she is talking about not wearing underwear.
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