wardrobe malfunction en · NOUN
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Etymology
An Americanism, coined by singer Justin Timberlake in 2004 to describe the incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in which singer Janet Jackson's right breast was bared.
Meanings
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(euphemistic) An accidental counterpart of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.
Monaco, a 23-year-old Argentinian seeded No. 23, survived the most unlikely wardrobe malfunction to save a match point and win a third-set tiebreaker, 8-6.
2007 September 4, Kathleen McElroy, “But Wait! Djokovic Is Still Playing”, in New York Times Straight Sets, retrieved 17 Apr 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wardrobe malfunctions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
es yerro de vestidura (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · tr frikik (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · es fallo de vestimenta (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · es erro de vestuario (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · cmn 走光 (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · es falla indumentaria (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · pl przypadkowe obnażenie się (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure) · fi vaatemoka (euphemism: an accidental instance of indecent exposure)
wikipedia: Janet Jackson · wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy