shapewear

[sheyp-wair]

noun

1. undergarments designed to mold or hold various parts of the body to a certain shape.

   shapewear designed to slim your waist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shapewear¹

First recorded in 1975–80; shape ( def. ) + wear ( def. )

Example Sentences

Kardashian’s celebrity shapewear brand raked in $330 million in venture capital funding last year, the second-highest among L.A.-area companies.

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The brand debuted in 2019 with a line of shapewear and has since broadened its range to include loungewear and other fashion categories.

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Hours before Jenner’s birthday bash, second-eldest daughter and shapewear mogul Kim Kardashian announced a bump on her years-long journey to become an attorney.

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Butts are big business: Products and services including glute-focused workouts, padding-and-lifting shapewear, and athleisure pants with built-in wedgies have proliferated, and butt augmentation is among the fastest-growing subsets of cosmetic surgery.

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Some of us have top-surgery scars, and others wear binders or shapewear.

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