Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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tan-in-a-can n. This happens most often following the application of self-tanning lotion, or, as I refer to it, tan-in-a-can. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 5, 2006)

taxing n. It wasn’t long before people were descending on sport stores with a razorblade to slice off the Lacoste crocodile and sew it on their own cheap three-button polo shirt from the local market. “Taxing” became an epidemic, sparking moral panic stories in the Daily Express and Daily Mail, as kids were regularly relieved of their trainers, done over in the park for their Diadora Borg Elites or Adidas Trim Trabs. [English United Kingdom Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2005)

ten-mile cloth n. Blaze orange, also known as hunter orange, safety orange, fluorescent orange or 10-mile cloth, is readily available in a variety of clothing, caps and hats, through sporting goods and hunting supply stores, as well as general retailers. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2007)

tennis tail n. Like in the original Lacoste’s design, sometimes a tennis shirt is cut so that the back hangs a few centimeters lower than the front also known as a “tennis tail.” The longer tail is meant to keep the shirt tucked into the back of a man’s tennis shorts when he is bent over to survey the court. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 10, 2007)

throat n. So with cleats attached and flipping the shoe over, we find it has a very generous “throat,” to use shoe-making parlance, which means the opening of the shoe is wide. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 15, 2004)

Timbos n.pl. Timbos: It’s real in the battlefield, and a true thug must always make sure to wear their Timberland boots. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Hip-Hop Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 8, 2005)

tink v. Tink: Unknitting stitch by stitch. Compare with frog stitch. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Feb. 23, 2006)

toe tuck n. Dr. Oliver Zong is a New York podiatrist who has built his career around cosmetic foot surgery. He offers “toe tucks” to slim the pinky toe and “foot facelifts” to narrow and beautify the whole foot. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Medical] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2005)

toetuck n. Another procedure is called a “toetuck,” where toes are made thinner, so patients can slip into pointy, high-heeled shoes. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Body Medical] [full cite] (Nov. 14, 2007)

trapeze dress n. Phelps said the minidress look for spring is what’s known as the “trapeze dress,” which mimics the outline of, not surprisingly, a trapeze—in a boxy, trapezoid shape that’s narrower at the top and wider at the bottom and has a high waist or no waist at all. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Mar. 30, 2007)

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