breast ironing
breast ironing noun: the pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear, typically aiming to prevent the girl from attracting sexual interest, and mostly carried out in Cameroon.
Noun
breast ironing (uncountable)
- The pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear, typically aiming to prevent the girl from attracting sexual interest, and mostly carried out in Cameroon.
- Synonyms:
- breast flattening
Synonyms of breast ironing
Forms of breast ironing
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Questions about breast ironing
- What does breast ironing mean?
- Breast ironing means the pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear, typically aiming to prevent the girl from attracting sexual interest, and mostly carried out in Cameroon.
- What part of speech is breast ironing?
- Breast ironing is a noun.
Words near breast ironing in the dictionary
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