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vanity sizing

vanity sizing noun: the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time, to flatter the wearer by making them believe they are thinner than they are.

Noun

vanity sizing (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time, to flatter the wearer by making them believe they are thinner than they are.
    Synonyms:
    size inflation

Synonyms of vanity sizing

Origin of vanity sizing

Earliest known use is from 1990 by Pati Palmer and Susan Pletsch.

Questions about vanity sizing

What does vanity sizing mean?
Vanity sizing means the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time, to flatter the wearer by making them believe they are thinner than they are.
What part of speech is vanity sizing?
Vanity sizing is a noun.

Words near vanity sizing in the dictionary

  1. vanity press
  2. vanity presses
  3. vanity publisher
  4. vanity publishers
  5. vanity publishing
  6. vanity sizing
  7. vanity surfing
  8. vanity surgeries
  9. vanity surgery
  10. vanity table
  11. vanity tables

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