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[[Image:Muffin NIH.jpg|right|thumb|A blueberry muffin.]] |
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"'''Muffin-top'''" (or muffin-top girl) is a generally pejorative, slang term used for a person, usually female, whose flabby midsection spills over the waistline of his or her pants in a manner that resembles the top of a [[muffin]] spilling over its paper casing. This generally occurs when an individual wears [[low-rise jeans|low-rise]], [[hip-hugger]] pants, or [[midriff]]-baring tops that are too small. |
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In an attempt to avoid this, manufacturers have re-introduced mid-rise jeans, which come up higher on the waist and eliminate the "muffin-top". Manufacturers have also introduced new styles of high-rise jeans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truejeans.com/jeans/style-tips/Say-Goodbye-To-Muffin-Top-Jeans/660|title=Say Goodbye to Muffin Top Jeans|publisher=True Jeans|date=2007-12-04}}</ref> However, the muffin-top is not exclusive to low-rise jeans. Any jeans that are too tight at the waist can cause a muffin-top. In addition, low-rise jeans of the right size usually will not create a muffin-top, but they may slip down. |
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Muffin-top originated as [[Australia]]n slang in mid-2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/08/28/2003269498|title='Muffin-top:' A bellybutton flasher losing the battle of the bulge|publisher=[[Taipei Times]]|date=2005-08-28}}</ref> but has since become popular in other English-speaking countries. It may have been first popularized by the Australian television show ''[[Kath & Kim]]''. Australia's ''[[Macquarie Dictionary]]'' named "muffin-top" the word of the year in 2006;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wayodd.com/australian-dictionary-names-muffin-top-word-of-2006/v/6300/|title=Australian Dictionary Names "Muffin Top" Word Of 2006|publisher=www.wayodd.com|date=2007-01-25}}</ref> the [[American Dialect Society]] named it one of the "most creative" new terms that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americandialect.org/Words_of_the_Year_2005.pdf|title=Truthiness Voted 2005 Word of the Year by American Dialect Society|publisher=[[American Dialect Society]]|date=2006-01-06}}</ref> |
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An additional derivation is "Split Top Muffin" to describe seeing the "muffin-top" from behind with the jeans so low as to expose the top of the [[gluteal cleft]]. |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Central obesity]] |
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*[[Bellyshirt]] |
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*[[Cameltoe]] |
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*[[Whale tail]] |
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*[[Love handles]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/muffin_top/ Double-Tongued Dictionary] |
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/magazine/28ONLANGUAGE.html?ex=1282881600&en=064feb75ae0f1e3d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss "Muffin-Top", William Safire "On Language" (NY Times August 28, 2005)] |
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*[http://www.dhadm.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1449 LifeSavers "muffin-top" commercial] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7096129.stm ''Is this the end of the muffin top?'' BBC News, 15 November 2007] |
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Revision as of 17:20, 20 March 2008
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Central obesity and Talk:Muffin top#Merger. (Discuss) Proposed since February 2008. |
"Muffin-top" (or muffin-top girl) is a generally pejorative, slang term used for a person, usually female, whose flabby midsection spills over the waistline of his or her pants in a manner that resembles the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing. This generally occurs when an individual wears low-rise, hip-hugger pants, or midriff-baring tops that are too small.
In an attempt to avoid this, manufacturers have re-introduced mid-rise jeans, which come up higher on the waist and eliminate the "muffin-top". Manufacturers have also introduced new styles of high-rise jeans.[1] However, the muffin-top is not exclusive to low-rise jeans. Any jeans that are too tight at the waist can cause a muffin-top. In addition, low-rise jeans of the right size usually will not create a muffin-top, but they may slip down.
Muffin-top originated as Australian slang in mid-2003,[2] but has since become popular in other English-speaking countries. It may have been first popularized by the Australian television show Kath & Kim. Australia's Macquarie Dictionary named "muffin-top" the word of the year in 2006;[3] the American Dialect Society named it one of the "most creative" new terms that same year.[4]
An additional derivation is "Split Top Muffin" to describe seeing the "muffin-top" from behind with the jeans so low as to expose the top of the gluteal cleft.
References
- ^ "Say Goodbye to Muffin Top Jeans". True Jeans. 2007-12-04.
- ^ "'Muffin-top:' A bellybutton flasher losing the battle of the bulge". Taipei Times. 2005-08-28.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary Names "Muffin Top" Word Of 2006". www.wayodd.com. 2007-01-25.
- ^ "Truthiness Voted 2005 Word of the Year by American Dialect Society" (PDF). American Dialect Society. 2006-01-06.