underboob

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English

A cosplayer dressing as Yoko Littner in an underboob bikini top.

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Etymology

From under- +‎ boob.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌndəbuːb/
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Noun

underboob (plural underboobs)

  1. (colloquial) The lower part of a woman's breast, especially when uncovered or revealed by clothing.
    Synonym: reverse cleavage
    Coordinate term: cleavage
    • 2006, Tim Lott, The Guardian:
      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.
    • 2009, Zack Parsons, Your Next-door Neighbor is a Dragon, page 69:
      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.

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