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Etymology
An Americanism, used by singer w:Justin_Timberlake|Justin Timberlake in w:2004|2004 to explain w:Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|the incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in which w:Janet_Jackson|Janet Jackson's right breast was bared. The first reported instance occurred on w:The Price Is Right|The Price Is Right in w:1977|1977, involving contestant Yolanda Bowsley, but the event was not called by this term at the time.

Noun
en-noun|sg=wardrobe malfunction

1. euphemism An accidental instance of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing this costume.

Translations
trans-top|(euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure
Chinese:
*Simplified Chinese: 衣橱��
*Traditional Chinese: 衣櫥��
*pinyin: yichu-guzhang
Dutch: garderobe defect
French: incident de garde-robe m, défaut de fonctionnement de garde-robe m
German: (literal) Garderobenstörung f
Greek: δ��λει�ο��γία ν�ο�λα��ν
*Roman alphabet: dysleitourgía ntoulapón
Italian: disfunzione del guardaroba f, incidente del guardaroba m
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Japanese:
*kanji: �����������
*hiragana: �������������
*romaji: w�dor�bu no kin�fuzen
Korean:
:hangul: �� 기���
:romaja: otjang gineungsangsir
Latin: (literal) malfuncti�namentum vestiment�rium, incidentum vestiment�rium
Russian:
*Cyrillic: неи�п�авно��� одежд�
*Roman: neispravnost' odezhdy
Spanish: malfuncionamiento del guardarropa m
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fr:wardrobe malfunction

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