heavage
Syllables: heav·ageUK/ˈhiː.vɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈhi.vɪd͡ʒ/
heavage noun: a man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
Noun
heavage (uncountable)
- A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
- Kanye West is such a heavage pro, he sometimes coordinates his with his wife, and even adds a bit of knee-vage, with extreme rips in his jeans. Russell Brand has been dressing like a 1970s rock casualty for a decade, with his heavage rarely out of sight.2015 January 5, Lauren Cochrane, “Jimmy Bullard – and the return of heavage”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The shirt is open-necked. It has stayed open-necked since, but these days Cummings wears his shirts with more heavage (male cleavage) on show.2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin of heavage
Blend of he + cleavage.
Questions about heavage
- What does heavage mean?
- Heavage means a man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
- What part of speech is heavage?
- Heavage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce heavage?
- Heavage is pronounced /ˈhiː.vɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
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