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heavage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhi.vɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhiː.vɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of he + cleavage.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
    • Kanye West is such a heavage pro, he sometimes coordinates his with his wife, and even adds a bit of knee-vage, with extreme rips in his jeans. Russell Brand has been dressing like a 1970s rock casualty for a decade, with his heavage rarely out of sight. 2015 January 5, Lauren Cochrane, “Jimmy Bullard – and the return of heavage”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • The shirt is open-necked. It has stayed open-necked since, but these days Cummings wears his shirts with more heavage (male cleavage) on show. 2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: