Camel toe

{{Short description|Shape of the vulva in tight-fitting clothes}}

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Camel toe, or cameltoe, is slang for the outline of the labia majora (the outer lips of the vulva) in tightly fitting clothes.{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422112801/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/camel-toe?q=cameltoe |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=camel toe - Definition of camel toe in English by Oxford Dictionaries |website=Oxford Dictionaries - English}}{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century |year=2005 |publisher=Andrews McMeel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ruwF6xYNIC&pg=PA64 |isbn=978-0-7407-5118-9}}{{cite news |first=Hadley |last=Freeman |authorlink = Hadley Freeman |title=Miaow! Today's pop princesses do love their catsuits. |date=27 November 2007 |url=http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2217634,00.html |quote=... let's just say the words 'crotch outline' and let that suffice. |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=8 December 2007}} Owing to a combination of anatomical factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and mons pubis may, together, display a shape resembling the forefoot of a camel. Camel toe commonly occurs as a result of wearing clothing with crotch-area vertical tension, such as Spandex activewear or athleisure bottom wear, hotpants or swimwear.{{cite news |first=Kelefah |last=Sanneh |title=Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/movies/fashion-tip-in-rap-for-brooklyn-girls.html |quote=Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=23 May 2003 |access-date=3 December 2007}}