little black dress
little black dress noun: a simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
Noun
little black dress (plural little black dresses)
- A simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
- When dressing up for a night out, let's not forget the sex appeal, allure, and slenderizing effect of ultrasheer black hosiery under that little black dress.2012, Rebecca Apsan, Lessons in Lingerie: Finding Your Perfect Shade of Seduction
- Synonyms:
- LBD
- Something simple, versatile, and elegant; something that pairs well with many other things.
- The F-bomb is the little black dress of vulgarity. Noun, verb, participle, verbal noun — it goes with everything.2013 April 24, Alexandra Petri, “The peculiar brilliance of that sorority e-mail”, in The Washington Post
- Who, excepting fictional fanged creatures of the night, doesn't love a bit of garlic? It goes in anything and is like the little black dress of the food world.2014 August, Sarah Hazelwood, “5 of the Best…Fruits and Vegetables to grow this August”, in Buzz, page 27
- Synonyms:
- LBD
- A character who is shipped with many other characters.
- I've seen Snape/Loki. Little Black Dresses, both of them. They'll go with anybody.2018 September 23, Marion Beet (@Knitronomicon), Twitter
- Sansa is SUCH a good little black dress. I honestly would read almost any character in GOT with her.2021 March 24, acequeenking (@acequeenkingpin), Twitter
- Synonyms:
- fandom bicycle
little black dress meaning in Arabic
little black dress in Arabic
- woman's short black dress
- فُسْتَان أَسْوَد قَصِير fustān ʔaswad qaṣīr
Examples of little black dress in a sentence
- While Phelps might have been the headliner, Ledecky became the little black dress of American swimming; unpretentious, regal and ridiculously versatile.2014 August 10, Karen Crouse, “After Tuneup for Trials, American Swimmers Evaluate Potential”, in The New York Times:
- Brienne is my little black dress of GOT/ASOIAF.2021 September 24, captainellie (@captainecomb), Twitter:
Synonyms of little black dress
Forms of little black dress
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Questions about little black dress
- What does little black dress mean?
- Little black dress means a simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.
- What is little black dress in Arabic?
- Little black dress in Arabic is فُسْتَان أَسْوَد قَصِير (fustān ʔaswad qaṣīr). See Little black dress meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use little black dress in a sentence?
- While Phelps might have been the headliner, Ledecky became the little black dress of American swimming; unpretentious, regal and ridiculously versatile.
- What part of speech is little black dress?
- Little black dress is a noun.
- What is the plural of little black dress?
- The plural of little black dress is little black dresses.
Words near little black dress in the dictionary
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