nip slip

noun

The brief accidental exposure of a woman's breast, usually partially and on the side.

“She had a nip slip during her Houston concert.”

Meanings

nounnip slip (plural nip slips)

plural nip slips

  1. slangThe brief accidental exposure of a woman's breast, usually partially and on the side.

    She had a nip slip during her Houston concert.

    1 more example

    I can hardly remember a single word I said during that interview because I was too damn worried that on my first live television show, I was going to have my first live nip slip. Please don't let my boob come out.

    2017, Andi Dorfman, It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak Into Happily Never After, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 133

Origin

Short for nipple slip, equivalent to nip + slip, chosen for the rhyme.

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APA

nip slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nip%20slip

MLA

“nip slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nip%20slip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nip slip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nip%20slip.

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