mirdle
English
Etymology
Blend of man + girdle.
Noun
mirdle (plural mirdles)
- (informal) An abdominal support garment (girdle) designed for and/or marketed to men.
- 2009, Mimi Spencer, 101 Things to Do Before You Diet: Because Looking Great Isn't Just about Losing Weight, Rodale (2009), →ISBN, page 57:
- 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?
- 2011, Sasha Charnin Morrison, Secrets of Stylists: An Insider's Guide to Styling the Stars, Chronicle Books (2011), →ISBN, page 138:
- She knows about bras, body slimmers, boy shorts, and the new contraption: a mirdle for the guys!
- 2014, José Blanco F., "Underwear," in Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis (eds. Michael Kimmel, Christine Milrod, & Amanda Kennedy), Rowman & Littlefield (2014), →ISBN, page 227:
- 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, […]
- 2009, Mimi Spencer, 101 Things to Do Before You Diet: Because Looking Great Isn't Just about Losing Weight, Rodale (2009), →ISBN, page 57:
Anagrams
- milder