Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanity sizing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
van-i-ty -siz-ing
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

Earliest known use is from 1990 by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch.

Usage

Synonyms

size inflation

Questions

What does vanity sizing mean?
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.
Where does vanity sizing come from?
Earliest known use is from 1990 by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch.

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