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blouse

Pronunciation: /ˈblaʊ̯z/

The English word “blouse” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
  2. A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
  3. A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
  4. A short garment worn under a sari.
  5. a feminine top in gay sex

verb

  1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
  2. To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
  3. The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum.

Etymology

1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more. More at blee, fold.

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