cameltoe

See also: camel toe

English

Color photograph of a camel toe
A camel toe
By comparison, the metatarsus of a camel
A camel's toes.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From camel +‎ toe, from a reference to the visual similarity in appearance to the two toes of a camel’s hoof.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cameltoe (plural cameltoes)

  1. (slang) The visible outline of a woman's labia or vulva, as a consequence of wearing tight pants.
    Synonyms: frontal wedgie, moose knuckle, ninja foot
    • 2003, Matt Goias, “Cameltoe”, performed by FannyPack:
      fix yourself girl / you got a cameltoe
    • 2003 May 23, Kelefah Sanneh, “Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 July 2008:
      A good question, although answering it requires a certain tact. Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. The song is a cautionary tale, intended to help victims – help them, that is, by ridiculing them – into recovery.
    • 2006 April 21, Kathleen Fasanella, “Anatomy of a Cameltoe, part 1”, in Fashion Incubator‎[2], archived from the original on 16 October 2015:
      Most of the time, camel toe is rarely the extreme you see on certain websites; it's more subtle than that. Most of the time, camel toe is caused by wearing pants that are too big—in one specific area—making a reciprocal area too small. It's an engineering problem, not a weight problem. In fact, here's a skinny mannequin. If she's got a camel toe, everyone else will too.
    • 2007 November 27, Hadley Freeman, “Miaow!”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
      Alicia Keyes generously saves me from having to explain what exactly a camel toe is in anatomical detail, but for those who need a little help, let's just say the words "crotch outline" and let that suffice.
  2. (slang) The pudendal cleft itself.

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Verb

cameltoe (third-person singular simple present cameltoes, present participle cameltoeing, simple past and past participle cameltoed)

  1. (rare, slang, intransitive) To wear a piece of clothing such that the outline of the labia is visible.

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