kimono sleeve

noun

A sleeve cut in one with the bodice in a wide sloping shape.

Meanings

nounkimono sleeve (plural kimono sleeves)

plural kimono sleeves

  1. A sleeve cut in one with the bodice in a wide sloping shape.
  2. slangA Japanese vagina

Origin

See kimono; however, such sleeves resemble those of traditional Chinese robes rather than Japanese kimonos, whose sleeves are sewn separately.

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APA

kimono sleeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kimono%20sleeve

MLA

“kimono sleeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kimono%20sleeve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kimono sleeve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kimono%20sleeve.

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