Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mirdle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mir-dle
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abdominal support garment (girdle) designed for and/or marketed to men.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The Wall Street Journal has reported on the burgeoning market for "support boxers" to lift and firm the backside and "waist eliminators" to tame the gut. If your man wears a mirdle, then surely you should, too?"
"She knows about bras, body slimmers, boy shorts, and the new contraption: a mirdle for the guys!"
"In the early 2010s, shape underwear for men—modeled after the success of shape underwear for women—provided males with the opportunity to reshape their body using a variety of products, including mirdles or male girdles, compression shorts, waist eliminators, "bubble butt" enhancers, […]"

Etymology

Blend of man + girdle.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

mirdles (plural)

Questions

What does mirdle mean?: An abdominal support garment (girdle) designed for and/or marketed to men.
Where does mirdle come from?: Blend of man + girdle.

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