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Definition wardrobe malfunction in American English

wardrobe malfunction noun

noun
1

the act of accidentally showing an intimate part of your body; named after an incident at the 2004 SuperBowl halftime show when singer Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's her right breast, allegedly accidentally

Example

Katy Perry suffered from a near-wardrobe malfunction while at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Hollywood Wednesday.

Definition wardrobe malfunction in American English