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

Citations in the Category Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion

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Utah claw n. I never did perfect the “Utah Claw” it always fell over by 2nd period—but oh, I tried. Me and Aqua Net, we tried! [English United States Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 22, 2004)

Utah claw n. “It was often used in reference to something I came to refer to as the “stiffened frontal bang facade,” a hair tierra set in place with blow drier, hair spray and teasing comb. The heights these can sometimes reach is quite ridiculous."…"I grew up in an area of West Virginia where such hairstyles are quite popular. We always used to refer to the tall, teased bangs as ‘joke-catchers’ (kept the joke from going over one’s head). A friend from Idaho whom I met in college informed me that her circle of high school friends had dubbed the style of bangs the ‘Utah Claw.‘“ [English United States Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 22, 2004)

Utah claw n. “Very proud to say she has never had a spiral perm nor big, crunchy bangs."…"Around here we call it the Utah Claw.” [English United States Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 22, 2004)

Utah claw n. Do you have the equivalent of what we know here as the Utah Claw. Long straight hair styled down with the bangs flipped up defying gravity and lacquered with hair spray to withstand hurricane winds? [English United States Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 22, 2004)

wardrober n. Reports from south of the border say some U.S. retailers are using computer tracking to weed out habitual refunders, “wardrobers” (who buy clothes, wear them, then bring them back) and downright crooks. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

wardrobing n. Some people buy an item and then return it after wearing—a ploy the industry calls “wardrobing.” [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

wardrobing n. Reports from south of the border say some U.S. retailers are using computer tracking to weed out habitual refunders, “wardrobers” (who buy clothes, wear them, then bring them back) and downright crooks.…Retailers tell her wardrobing is most acute during the holiday and wedding seasons, and creates a lot of headaches. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

wardrobing n. The system also aims to prevent “wardrobing,” in which people (women in particular) buy clothes, wear them to a party, and return them the next day. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

watch wardrobing n. This transformation of the business has also given rise to some horrendous new terminology, with “watch wardrobing” and “accessorizing your wrist” as two of the more egregious examples of the marketer’s dark craft. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2007)

whale tail n. Whale Tail: The top rear strap of a woman’s thong, which closely resembles a whale’s tail rising from the water whenever the wearer bends over or squats. [ Language English Register Slang Subject Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 6, 2005)

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