mid-drift
nounEtymology By confusion, based on the pronunciation.
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Nonstandard, Proscribed Eggcorn of midriff.
- Be careful with the casual clothes that you wear in China - no bare mid-drifts, or revealing fashion.2003, Lawrence Frank Deangelo, “China Survival Information”, in Business International, page 17:
- Other women — human and alien alike — wear sheer, light, revealing outfits, exposing skin (pink, brown, or green), mid-drifts, ample cleavage, and rear ends.2009, Michael Hemmingson, Star Trek: A Post-structural Critique of the Original Series, Wildside Press, page 53: