Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemise lifter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: chemise lifter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Maddy watched the chemise-lifter execute her caricatured saunter out of frame and back to her cell for the 8 a.m. lock-up."

Etymology

Based on earlier shirt lifter, a chemise being a feminine style of shirt.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

chemise lifters (plural)

Synonyms

female homosexual

Questions

What does chemise lifter mean?: A lesbian.
Where does chemise lifter come from?: Based on earlier shirt lifter, a chemise being a feminine style of shirt.

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