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Twistedthistle Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

bingo wings (US equivalent)

Does anyone know if the term "bingo wings" (i.e. the folds of loose flesh or skin hanging from the undersides of a woman’s upper arms.) is used in the US? If not, is there an American equivalent?
Thanks for your help
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Turkey arms for the obese, but it's not gender-specific; I can't think of a (grotesquely offensive) adjective that applies specifically to the phenomenon that happens as women (and men) age.

— CSnyder

  • Turkey arms for the obese, but it's not gender-specific; I can't think of a (grotesquely offensive) adjective that applies specifically to the phenomenon that happens as women (and men) age.
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Turkey arms for the obese, but it's not gender-specific; I can't think of a (grotesquely offensive) adjective that applies specifically to the phenomenon that happens as women (and men) age.
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Thanks CSnyder,
Is "bingo wings" not known at all in the US then?
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twistedthistle Thanks CSnyder, Is "bingo wings" not known at all in the US then?
It's not known in England - at least not by me.
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HI fivejedjon,
I myself am a brit, and it's fairly well known to me. I think though it's a fairly recent-ish slang term, (wikipedia says it started with the TV show Bo' Selecta!, (2002) ), And a quick google search will confirm its prevalence.
I would be interested to know how you would describe the phenomenon otherwise, though - underarm fat?
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twistedthistle And a quick google search will confirm its prevalence.
You are right. I should have checked. It's a new one on me.
twistedthistleI would be interested to know how you would describe the phenomenon otherwise, though - underarm fat?
An English gentleman doesn't talk about such things!
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