boob tape
n.— «“Have you got any boob tape?” one young woman asks, thankfully adding a colourful explanation. Boob tape is double-sided adhesive tape designed to prevent wardrobe malfunctions of the type pioneered by singer Janet Jackson.» —“Basket, Madam? Dispatches from Christmas retail war” by Trevor Datson in London, England Reuters Dec. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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