vanity sizing
nounEtymology
Earliest known use is from 1990 by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch.
Definitions
The phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in…
The phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time, to flatter the wearer by making them believe they are thinner than they are.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for vanity sizing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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