over-the-shoulder boulder holder
- noun
- /ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʃoʊldər ˈboʊldər ˈhoʊldər/
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- She wore her favorite over-the-shoulder boulder holder to the gym for extra support.
Examples
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The comedian got a big laugh with his joke about losing his wife's over-the-shoulder boulder holder.
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She bought a new over-the-shoulder boulder holder for the party.
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Whenever they go shopping, her friends love joking about finding the perfect over-the-shoulder boulder holder.
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I can't believe she wore that over-the-shoulder boulder holder!
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She wore her favorite over-the-shoulder boulder holder to the gym for extra support.
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Whenever they go shopping, her friends love joking about finding the perfect over-the-shoulder boulder holder.
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The comedian got a big laugh with his joke about losing his wife's over-the-shoulder boulder holder.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of clothing women wear under their clothes to support their breasts
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4.2
A piece of clothing women wear under clothes to support their breasts
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Morphology
over-the-shoulder + boulder + holder
While 'over-the-shoulder' and 'holder' transparently suggest a strapped device that holds something, the use of 'boulder' as a humorous metaphor for breasts is not predictable from the literal noun. The overall interpretation as 'a bra' is a culture-specific, playful figurative meaning that a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents is unlikely to infer.
Etymology
Over-the-shoulder boulder holder comes from a joking image: imagine heavy boulders held up by a strap over the shoulder, with a holder keeping them in place. That's why the phrase is a funny name for 'a bra' that 'supports the breasts'.