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English
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Etymology
Compound of camel + toe, from a reference to the visual similarity in appearance to the two toes of a camel’s hoof.
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Noun
cameltoe (plural cameltoes)
- (slang) The visible outline of a woman's labia or vulva, as a consequence of wearing tight pants.
- Synonyms: frontal wedgie, moose knuckle, ninja foot
2003, Matt Goias (lyrics and music), “Cameltoe”, performed by FannyPack:fix yourself girl / you got a cameltoe
2003 May 23, Kelefah Sanneh, “Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls”, in New York Times:A good question, although answering it requires a certain tact. Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. The song is a cautionary tale, intended to help victims – help them, that is, by ridiculing them – into recovery.
2006 April 21, Kathleen Fasanella, “Anatomy of a Cameltoe, part 1”, in Fashion Incubator, archived from the original on 2015-10-16:Most of the time, camel toe is rarely the extreme you see on certain websites; it's more subtle than that. Most of the time, camel toe is caused by wearing pants that are too big—in one specific area—making a reciprocal area too small. It's an engineering problem, not a weight problem. In fact, here's a skinny mannequin. If she's got a camel toe, everyone else will too.
2007 November 27, Hadley Freeman, “Miaow!”, in The Guardian:Alicia Keyes generously saves me from having to explain what exactly a camel toe is in anatomical detail, but for those who need a little help, let's just say the words "crotch outline" and let that suffice.
- (slang) The pudendal cleft itself
Translations
clear visible presence of a woman's vulva
Verb
cameltoe (third-person singular simple present cameltoes, present participle cameltoeing, simple past and past participle cameltoed)
- (rare, slang) To wear a piece of clothing such that the outline of the labia is visible.
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