Wardrobe malfunction

Wardrobe malfunction is a euphemism used to describe the presumed accidental exposure, because of a defect attributed to an article or articles of clothing, of what would be considered an intimate part or parts of the body of their wearer. Most famously, it was coined by Justin Timberlake to explain the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy (a.k.a. "Nipplegate"), a February 1, 2004 incident in which the supposed malfunction resulted in the supposedly unintentional baring of most of Janet Jackson's right breast.

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Euphemism - Accident - Exposure - Clothing - Intimate part - Justin Timberlake - Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy - February 1 - 2004 - Janet Jackson - Breast

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The Global Language Monitor named the phrase as "Hollywood's Top Word or Phrase for Impact on the English language", as a word which had the most influence on the language for the year.

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The term has remained popular in part because of the humor associated with its jargonistic and overly technical quality when used as an explanation for the Super Bowl incident, which many believe was actually an intentional publicity stunt. This suspicion was underscored by many who studied their TiVo's up-close, and discovered that Janet was wearing a "nipple cap" which mostly-covered and also emphasized the nipple area. That, along with the fact that one of the lines in the song Timberlake was singing was, "I'll have you naked by the end of this song." And that Janet first looked down, then took her time covering up, giving the cameras a few seconds to linger. It is human nature, when exposed, to cover up as quickly as possible... unless such uncoverage is purposeful.

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Jargonistic - Super Bowl incident - Publicity stunt - TiVo

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In 2005, during Super Bowl XXXIX, Go Daddy made fun of the Super Bowl incident the year before with a controversial risqué television commercial involving a large busted woman named Nikki Cappelli played by Candice Michelle who, testifying before a congressional committee, experiences a wardrobe malfunction.

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2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX - Go Daddy - Candice Michelle - Congress

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Another widely reported wardrobe malfunction happened to Tara Reid during a November 2004 photo shoot at P. Diddy's birthday party in New York, when her dress fell, exposing her left breast.

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Tara Reid - November - 2004 - P. Diddy - New York

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Catching someone exposed has been a papparazzi game for a long time. There was a famous photo of Jayne Mansfield leaning over a table at which Sophia Loren was sitting. The photo was famous not just because one of Jayne's nipples was exposed, but all the more because of the scornful look on Sophia's face as she caught sight of it.

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Papparazzi - Jayne Mansfield - Sophia Loren

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The term has subsequently been used to describe a piece of clothing that stayed on, as for example in 2005 when George W. Bush failed to remove his gloves before shaking hands with Slovak officials.

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2005 - George W. Bush - Slovak

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Suit malfunction is the term used to describe the cape problems which cause the deaths of a few superheroes in the movie The Incredibles.

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Superheroe - The Incredibles

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In 2005, the VH1 program Gameshow Moments Gone Bananas counted down the top 5 gameshow wardrobe malfunctions.

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2005 - VH1 - Gameshow Moments Gone Bananas

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On 12 July 2005, Mariah Carey suffered an embarrassing moment when her entire dress fell off while performing in Germany. However, the antic was not televised live, and no legit pictures have been found on the Web, although Photoshopping has been identified on many pictures web-wide.

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Mariah Carey - Photoshopping

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On September 2, 2004, Jennifer Hawkins' skirt fell to her knees while modelling at a Sydney fashion show, and this was captured and widely broadcasted throughout the Australian and International media.

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