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Leggings |
noun tight-fitting stretch pants, typically worn by women or girls. protective coverings for the legs. |
Why are they called leggings?
In the 19th century, leggings usually referred to infants' leg clothing that were matched with a jacket, as well as leg-wrappings made of leather or wool and worn by soldiers and trappers. Leggings prominently returned to women's fashion in the 1960s, drawing from the form-fitting clothing of dancers. |
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Tights |
noun a woman's thin, close-fitting garment, typically made of nylon or other knitted yarn, covering the legs, hips, and bottom. "a pair of black tights" a garment similar to tights worn by a dancer or acrobat. |
Leggings and tights are very similar in that they are skin-tight garments that cover the legs and sometimes the waist. Leggings are much thicker, footless, and can sometimes be worn like pants. Tights are somewhat sheer, cover the foot, and must be worn under another garment. |
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jock·strap |
a support or protection for the male genitals, worn especially by athletes. |
What are jockstraps actually used for?
A jockstrap, also a jock (male), jill (female), strap, cup, groin guard, pelvic protector (female), supporter, or athletic supporter, is an undergarment for protecting the testes and penis or vulva during contact sports or other vigorous physical activity |
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Tamper |
erb past tense: tampered; past participle: tampered 1. interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations. "someone tampered with the brakes on my car" 2. exert a secret or corrupt influence upon (someone). |
to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock. to make changes in something, especially in order to falsify (usually followed by with): to tamper with official records. |
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pro·fan·i·ty |
obscene language. |
For example, in the sentence, “I lost my damn keys,” the word damn might be considered profanity. |
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di·min·ish |
make or become less. make (someone or something) seem less impressive or valuable. "the trial has aged and diminished him" |
diminish (something) to become or to make something become smaller, weaker, etc. synonym decrease The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. His influence has diminished with time. |
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Pervert |
alter (something) from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended. "he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice" Similar: distort warp corrupt subvert twist bend abuse divert deflect misapply misuse misrepresent misinterpret misconstrue falsify garble |
noun /ˈpərˌvərt/ a person whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable. Similar: deviant degenerate debauchee perverted person depraved person perv perve dirty old man sicko weirdo |
