heavage

English

Etymology

Blend of he +‎ cleavage.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhiː.vɪd͡ʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhi.vɪd͡ʒ/
• Hyphenation: heav‧age

Noun

heavage (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.
   • 2015 January 5, Lauren Cochrane, “Jimmy Bullard – and the return of heavage”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Kanye West is such a heavage pro, he sometimes coordinates his with his wife, and even adds a bit of knee-vage, with extreme rips in his jeans. Russell Brand has been dressing like a 1970s rock casualty for a decade, with his heavage rarely out of sight.

   • 2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The shirt is open-necked. It has stayed open-necked since, but these days Cummings wears his shirts with more heavage (male cleavage) on show.