whale tail

n. the appearance of thong or g-string underwear above the waistband of pants, shorts, or a skirt. Subjects: English, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion, Slang

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Citations: 2004 [Garv] I Am The Sign Stealer In Everyone (Jan. 3): Garv is working on Whale Tail it’s a comedy about the fashion of exposed thongs. 2004 [Cliff Huprich] Usenet: alt.machines.cnc (Jan. 26) “Re: OT—For jb’s eyes only”: 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. 2004 Tom Quinn Oregonian (Portland) (June 24) “Updated Dress Code Addresses New Styles” p. 1: Another distraction occurs when pants ride low in the back and expose thong underwear, a phenomenon students have dubbed “whales’ tails.” “If you a 16-year-old boy in an English class, and you’ve got three whales’ tails in front of you, it’s pretty hard to concentrate on verbs,” 2004 Leah Garchik San Francisco Chronicle (California) (Aug. 23) “Daily Datebook” p. F8: A Hollister spy says the thong visible from the back of low-rise jeans is called a “whale tail.” 2004 Jessica Kaminsky I Hate the Gym (Dec. 28) p. 33: Even though I work out in a thong, my G-string always remains discretely tucked beneath the waistband. Despite my love of the G, I hate when girls let their “whale tails” creep out of their paints—I’d give out citations for that offense, too, if I could. 2005 [Audrey] This Is Not A Diary Mum (June 15) “Spike Heels and Skin Tight Jeans”: The whale tail of her thong points to a string troubling her big arse like a cheese cutter driving through a squishy mozzarella ball.

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Also known as a longhorn.

by Ben Zimmer 23 Dec 05, 0552 GMT

Nice!

by Grant Barrett 23 Dec 05, 0555 GMT