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wonderbra

noun

Etymology

From the brand name Wonderbra, from wonder + bra.

  1. derived from *mréǵʰus✻
  2. derived from *brəkʰús✻
  3. derived from βραχίων
  4. derived from bracchium
  5. derived from bracchia
  6. derived from brace
  7. derived from braciere
  8. derived from brassière
  9. compounded as wonderbra — “wonder + bra”

Definitions

  1. Any padded enhancement brassiere.

  2. A type of padded, underwired bra designed to enhance the wearer's cleavage.

    • The time has come, writes Germaine Greer, to burn our Wonderbras and slip into something more comfortable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA