whale tail
n.— «Another distraction occurs when pants ride low in the back and expose thong underwear, a phenomenon students have dubbed “whales’ tails.” “If you a 16-year-old boy in an English class, and you’ve got three whales’ tails in front of you, it’s pretty hard to concentrate on verbs,”» —“Updated Dress Code Addresses New Styles” by Tom Quinn Oregonian (Portland) June 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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