whale tail
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Noun
[edit]whale tail (plural whale tails)
- (fashion, slang) An unintentional display of a thong above the waistband of trousers etc.
- (automotive, slang) A kind of large automotive rear spoiler.
- 1997, Bruce Anderson, Porsche 911 Performance Handbook[1], page 16:
- the duck-tail spoiler was replaced with a whale tail for the US version of the Carrera.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The tail of a whale.