Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wardrobe malfunction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: wardrobe -mal-func-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accidental counterpart of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.

Example Sentences

"Monaco, a 23-year-old Argentinian seeded No. 23, survived the most unlikely wardrobe malfunction to save a match point and win a third-set tiebreaker, 8-6."

Etymology

An Americanism, coined by singer Justin Timberlake in 2004 to describe the incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in which singer Janet Jackson's right breast was bared.

Inflected Forms

wardrobe malfunctions (plural)

Phrases

wardrobe malfunctioner

Frequently Paired Words

Nipplegate

Questions

What does wardrobe malfunction mean?: An accidental counterpart of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.
Where does wardrobe malfunction come from?: An Americanism, coined by singer Justin Timberlake in 2004 to describe the incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in which singer Janet Jackson's right breast was bared.

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