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⚫ | '''Camel toe''', or '''cameltoe''', is ] for the outline of the ] (the outer lips of the ]) in tightly fitting clothes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422112801/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=camel toe - Definition of camel toe in English by Oxford Dictionaries |website=Oxford Dictionaries - English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century |year=2005 |publisher=Andrews McMeel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC&pg=PA64 |isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Hadley |last=Freeman |authorlink = Hadley Freeman |title=Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits. |date=27 November 2007 |url=http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2217634,00.html |quote=... let's just say the words 'crotch outline' and let that suffice. |newspaper=] |access-date=8 December 2007}}</ref> Owing to a combination of anatomical factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and ] may, together, display a shape resembling the ] of a ]. Camel toe commonly occurs as a result of wearing clothing with crotch-area vertical tension, such as ] ] or ] bottom wear, ] or ].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |first=Kelefah |last=Sanneh |title=Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/movies/fashion-tip-in-rap-for-brooklyn-girls.html |quote=Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. |newspaper=] |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=3 December 2007}}</ref> | ||
In the 1930s, following the development of ] rubberized yarns for swimwear, the resulting exposure of the pubic-area outline resulted in manufacturers adding a "modesty panel" to women's swimsuits to conceal the camel toe; this persisted through the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ibbotson |first1=Fiona |title=A History of Women's Swimwear |url=https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/a-history-of-womens-swimwear/ |website=Fashion history timeline |publisher=] |access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
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In the early 21st century, the display of camel toe in public or in the media has caused controversy on a number of occasions.<ref>Staff (18 November 2013) ''Houston Style Magazine''</ref><ref>Jones, Ali (2017) ''PCGamesN''</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Morrish |first=Lydia |date=8 October 2015 |url=https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/ |title=Chick-Chat: We Need To Stop Hating On The Camel Toe |website=Konbini |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009000546/https://www.konbini.com/en/lifestyle/chick-chat-camel-toe/ |archive-date=9 October 2015}}</ref> | |||
In men, the equivalent to "camel toe" is ] showing through clothes at the crotch, which has been referred to as a "'''moose knuckle'''".<ref name=Games2007>{{Cite book|last=Games|first=Alex|year=2007|title=Balderdash & piffle : one sandwich short of a dog's dinner|isbn=978-1-84607-235-2|publisher=BBC|location=London|page=45}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 1 December 2024
Shape of the vulva in tight-fitting clothes "Camel Toe" redirects here. For the comedy album by The Bob & Tom Show, see Camel Toe (album).Labia in tight booty shortsA camel's toes
Camel toe, or cameltoe, is slang for the outline of the labia majora (the outer lips of the vulva) in tightly fitting clothes. Owing to a combination of anatomical factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and mons pubis may, together, display a shape resembling the forefoot of a camel. Camel toe commonly occurs as a result of wearing clothing with crotch-area vertical tension, such as Spandex activewear or athleisure bottom wear, hotpants or swimwear.
In the 1930s, following the development of Lastex rubberized yarns for swimwear, the resulting exposure of the pubic-area outline resulted in manufacturers adding a "modesty panel" to women's swimsuits to conceal the camel toe; this persisted through the 1950s.
In the early 21st century, the display of camel toe in public or in the media has caused controversy on a number of occasions.
See also
References
- "camel toe - Definition of camel toe in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries - English. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
- Mansour, David (2005). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McMeel. ISBN 978-0-7407-5118-9.
- Freeman, Hadley (27 November 2007). "Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
... let's just say the words 'crotch outline' and let that suffice.
- Sanneh, Kelefah (23 May 2003). "Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy.
- Ibbotson, Fiona. "A History of Women's Swimwear". Fashion history timeline. Fashion Institute of Technology. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- Staff (18 November 2013) "K. Michelle Addresses Camel Toe Controversy" Houston Style Magazine
- Jones, Ali (2017) "Camel toes in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won’t make it to live servers, were an accident" PCGamesN
- Morrish, Lydia (8 October 2015). "Chick-Chat: We Need To Stop Hating On The Camel Toe". Konbini. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
External links
- Media related to Female cameltoes at Wikimedia Commons