nip slip

English

Etymology

Short for nipple slip, equivalent to nip +‎ slip, chosen for the rhyme.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nip slip (plural nip slips)

1. (slang) The brief accidental exposure of a woman's breast, usually partially and on the side.

   Hypernym: wardrobe malfunction

   She had a nip slip during her Houston concert.

   • 2017, Andi Dorfman, It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak Into Happily Never After, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 133:

     I can hardly remember a single word I said during that interview because I was too damn worried that on my first live television show, I was going to have my first live nip slip. Please don't let my boob come out.

See also

• costumery
• indecent exposure

Anagrams

• slippin'