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Dictionary definition of “hail damage”

hail damage

n. dimples on the thighs caused by cellulite. Subjects: English, Body, Slang

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Citations: 1994 Linda Miller Sunday Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (Jan. 9) “Dare to Believe…Products Promising Sleeker Thighs” p. 5: Thighs without dimples or craters. Thighs noticeably absent of the spongelike appearance commonly referred to as hail damage or cottage cheese. Thighs that don’t thunder or jiggle. 1999 Selina Steele Sunday Mail (Queensland, Australia) (Nov. 7) “Cellulite ‘cure’ wasn’t meant to be easy”: I knew a girl at school who heard that bumping your butt against a wall would get rid of cellulite—the end result was a hole in the wall and still she had thighs with hail damage. 2006 [Norm] Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Dec. 1) “From collie to rug to chickadee to nest: It’s nature’s way!”: Some people call it “cellulite.” Some call it “cottage cheese thighs.” My ex-wife calls it “hail damage.”

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