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

Citations in the Category Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion

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whisker n. For example, to create “whiskers,” or the horizontal lines of discoloration that run across the thighs, Caitac made balloons that inflate and deflate, mimicking legs inside a pair of jeans, so employees can sand the denim by hand. For three-dimensional whiskers, or permanent folds in the denim, Caitac ordered a fast-hardening resin, which is ironed into the jeans and then baked in an oven. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Sep. 26, 2007)

woobie n. I don’t actually even know how to spell the word “woobie.” All I know is that the Engineer always used it to mean “a shirt that is really warm and comfortable, but that is in such bad shape that you could never wear it outside your house.” [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Nov. 21, 2004)

yowie n. Bagworms were the original inventors of the ghillie suit, the camouflage get-up hunters and snipers wear that makes them look like Swamp Thing. Another name for the ghillie is yowie. Fittingly, this is also what homeowners might say in September when they realize how many bagworms are eating on their Leyland cypress tree. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Military] [full cite] (May. 29, 2006)

zhing-zhong n. Zhing-zhong is the street lingo for products from Asia—mainly China—which have hit the country. [Zimbabwe Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Business] [full cite] (Aug. 1, 2004)

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