pencil test

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Noun[edit]

pencil test (plural pencil tests)

  1. (animation) An early version of an animated scene, consisting of rough sketches that are photographed or scanned.
  2. An informal test of whether a girl needs to wear a bra, based on whether a pencil placed in the inframammary fold stays in place or not.
  3. (South Africa, historical) A method of determining racial identity during apartheid, based on how easily a pencil pushed through a person's hair can be removed.