wardrobe malfunction
Unintended public exposure
A wardrobe malfunction is an accidental exposure of the body, typically private parts, when clothing slips, tears, or comes undone in public.
The term gained currency after Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl incident and serves as a euphemism that treats embarrassing exposure as a technical failure rather than human error: She had a wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet.
- slipMinor error or misstep
- flashBrief burst of light
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- revealMake something visible
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
Janet Jackson · Super Bowl · halftime show · nip slip · double-sided tape · body tape · exposure · accident · pasties · shame · clothes · toplessness · skin · costume mishap · disarray · viral videos · négligée · nip
- appearance blundersstain, wrinkled clothes, visible panty line, mismatched socks, unzipped fly
- awkward momentsoops, cringe, embarrassment, yikes, awkward
- bloopersbloopers, blooper, fail, gag reel, outtakes
- Common Mistakesprocrastination, forgetting, oversight, miscalculation, rushing
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
wardrobe malfunctionstriptease
Seductive gradual undressing
exhibitionism · flashing · disrobing · streaking · skinny dipping
cabinet, wardrobe, malfunction, wardrobes, malfunctioning, malfunctions