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What does 'she had on those damn falsies that point all over the place' mean?
22 de oct. de 2015 17:03
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"Falsies" isn't a term used much nowadays. It was more common in the 1950s and before.
Falsies are padding that women put in their bras to make their breasts look bigger.
22 de octubre de 2015
I remember that! That's from "The Catcher in the Rye!"
I wasn't certain about "pointed all over the place" when I read that book in high school and I'm not certain I understand it now, but this is what I think. In the 1950s bras and bathing suits usually were designed with a flat, heavy piece that was designed to hide the shape of the nipple. I think Holden Caulfield is saying that not only did this woman wear falsies to make her breasts look larger, but that they had a someone conical or pointed shape. This was considered very daring.
22 de octubre de 2015
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Pham
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Inglés, Vietnamita
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