bump
n.— «Star Magazine, “Entertainment Tonight” and People Magazine all refer to it as “the bump,” and since Britney first started sporting hers last year, it’s been the hottest thing going.» —“How to get the most out of your fashion bump” by Jessica Ramsey Golden in University of Alaska Anchorage The Northern Light (Anchorage, Alaska) Apr. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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