wardrobe malfunction

[wawr-drohb mal-fuhngk-shuhn]

noun

Facetious.

1. an instance of a piece of clothing slipping, ripping, etc., and causing embarrassment for the wearer.

   One of the models had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during the fashion show.

wardrobe malfunction

noun

1. informal,  an embarrassing situation caused by the clothes a person is wearing

Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe malfunction¹

2004; coined by Justin Timberlake (born 1981), American singer and actor

Word History and Origins

Origin of wardrobe malfunction¹

C21

Example Sentences

But it was Yang in prosthetics as Dobby the House Elf from “Harry Potter” who won the night despite a hilarious wardrobe malfunction — his rag outfit kept coming off at the shoulder.

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Before he was killed earlier this month at a speaking event in Utah, one of the most popular video clips featuring Charlie Kirk showed him mocking a college girl for having a wardrobe malfunction.

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When his lawyers tried to make an official record of the wardrobe malfunction, Staton, the judge, noted that Girardi “realized that that was happening, and reached down to pull them up and then maintained hold on them.”

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But for expert-turned-presenter Danny Sebastian, one particular kick led to an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.

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What inspired them was that they couldn’t find the infamous 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction online.

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