Etymology

bag of antlers

Today it means: an emaciated woman, frequently a model or actress, who looks so underweight that her bones and joints stretch out her skin similar to how a burlap sack filled with deer or elk antlers would. Full definition →

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First used in the late 1990s by physicians and news services to describe several actresses and models.

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