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blouse

noun

  1. women's garment for the upper body
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈblaʊ̯z/ / /ˈblaʊ̯s/ / /ˈblɐʊ̯s/

noun

  1. Alternative form of blouze.
  2. Alternative form of blowze.

verb

Etymology: 1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more. More at blee, fold.

  1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
  2. To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).

    An anonymous black soldier summed up his feelings by declaring, "If I fail to blouse my boots, or [if I] wear an Afro, I get socked. […]"

  3. The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum.