whale tail

Diver's farewell wave

A whale tail is the visible shape made when a thong or G-string rises above low-cut pants at the back, resembling the flukes of a whale's tail: She bent over and everyone could see her whale tail.

The term emerged in the early 2000s when low-rise jeans made such exposure common.

Also refers to the actual tail fin of a whale, or a type of rear spoiler on sports cars shaped like a whale's flukes.

fashion

thong

Narrow fastening strip

hip-huggers · underwear · exposure · provocative · risqué · cheeky · midriff · backless · denim · lingerie

breach

surface

Outermost boundary layer

plume · spray · splash · leap · dive · plunge · submerge · descend · emerge · ascend

fluke

flukes

Parasitic flatworms or lucky accidents

streamline · locomotion · cetacean · humpback · orca · beluga · minke · baleen · blubber · marine mammal

grandeur

majestic

Impressively dignified and beautiful

behemoth · magnificent · awe-inspiring · monumental · vast · enormous · spectacular · epic · sublime · imposing

Categories
Opposites
tail orientation (marine anatomy)

whale tailfish tail

Sideways skid of rear

fashion exposure/modesty (slang usage)

whale tailgranny panties

High-waisted, full-coverage women's underwear

full coverage · high-waisted pants · mom jeans · briefs · boy shorts

body coverage direction (slang usage)

whale tailmuffin top

Midriff overflow above waistband

plumber's crack · builder's bum

Family

whale, tail, whales, whaling, whaled, whaler, whalers, tails, tailed

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG