tiger stripe

n. a stretch mark on the skin. Also tiger mark. Subjects: English, Body, Slang

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Citations: 1992 [Janis Maria Cortese] Usenet: alt.pagan (July 15) “Re: something I just wanted to complain about”: Open a woman’s magazine and look at how many ads there are for creams to remove not “very lovely tiger striping” but “unsightly stretch marks.” We are NEVER told that stretch marks are attractive. You can’t cure a lifetime of put-downs with one “I think you’re pretty.” 1997 Usenet: misc.fitness.weights (Mar. 17) “Re: women—what do you like in a man?”: Stretch marks, on the other hand, I’ve got lots more of.… (About 50% of the skin on my shoulders and the biceps side of my upper arms is stretch marks; overdoing it in the sun makes for a plethora of bright red stripes (the stretch marks sunburn a lot easier than the rest of the skin). Any decade now I figure the “tiger stripe” look will be cool….) 2002 Jessica Berens, Kerri Sharp Inappropriate Behaviour (May 1) p. 118: Belly has a more serious side.…There are also factual articles, mainly contributed by female writers, covering topics such as big women on the internet, the appeal of stretch marks (or tiger stripes), and the big girl scene in Mexico. 2002 [mommy2katy] MSN Groups: APhearts (Oct. 9) “Introduction…got long!”: I call my amazing stretch marks my “Tiger Marks.” (ROoooaarrrr!) I love them except when they itch. 2003 [spodosaurus] Usenet: misc.fitness.weights (Mar. 24) “Re: Stretch Marks”: I have a feeling that if there was a reliable way, women would have been using it a lot sooner than weight trainees (pregnancy and stretch marks and the tiger belly thing). 2006 [fairoriana] My Truant Pen (Boston, Massachusetts) (Jan. 1) “The year in review—2005”: August I started a new urban legend at Gencon, amazing even myself at my physical relilience in the third trimester. I started to carry heavy and knew I waddled if I walked when tired. Tiger stripes of stretch marks blossomed on the underside of my belly. I thought I was nearly done. 2006 [Iluvkey1] Keyshia Cole (Mar. 29): Nothing wrong with that girl ass…Don’t be mad caz she don’t have tiger marks(stretch marks) on her ass. 2006 The Shape of a Mother (Oct. 10) “Photo of the Week 10/10/06”: The tiny patch of “tigger stripes” on the side of mama’s belly.

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