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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underboob en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʌndəbuːb/ (UK)

Etymology

From under- + boob.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) The lower part of a woman's breast, especially when uncovered or revealed by clothing.
    • He beat me almost every time with the girl with the visible underboobs, although I got him once or twice with the guy wielding a sword bigger than his leg. 2009, Zack Parsons, Your Next-door Neighbor is a Dragon, page 69:
    • The banning of the latest FHM cover at New York's Grand Central Station due to its depiction of what is apparently known as an underboob tells us something crucial about the depiction of women in a patriarchal society and its relationship to the commercial marketplace. 2006, Tim Lott, The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underboobs Number=Plur lexicographic
under-boob alternative lexicographic
under boob alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

cleavage

Relateds

underbutt · sideboob · underbum

Synonyms

reverse cleavage

Translations (3)

ja 下乳 (the lower part of a woman's breast) · cmn 南半球 (the lower part of a woman's breast) · fi alatissi (the lower part of a woman's breast)