boob window
- noun
- /buːb ˈwɪndoʊ/
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- She wore a dress with a boob window that caught everyone's attention.
Examples
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Some people find the boob window trend bold and empowering, while others see it as too revealing.
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The designer was criticized for using a boob window in the runway collection.
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Her dress had a prominent boob window that drew everyone's attention.
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Those boob windows are becoming popular in summer fashion.
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Her dress had a prominent boob window that drew everyone's attention.
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Some people find the boob window trend bold and empowering, while others see it as too revealing.
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The designer was criticized for using a boob window in the runway collection.
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
boob + window
The compound is directly built from 'boob' (breast) + 'window' (an opening), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes an opening in clothing that reveals breasts/cleavage. This follows a common noun+noun compounding pattern and the metaphor of 'window' = 'opening' is straightforward, making the sense immediately accessible to learners.
Etymology
Boob window is a fashion phrase for a small cut-out or 'window' in clothes that shows the wearer's boob or cleavage. So the picture of a little window showing a boob explains why it means 'a cut-out section in clothing that exposes cleavage'.