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I had to look up where the word: midriff, came from.

Posted by Peglegpete (aka peglegpete) Sep 5 '24, 17:10

"Midriff" is a very old term in the English language, coming into use before 1000 AD.[1]

In Old English it was written as "midhrif", with the old word "hrif" literally meaning stomach;[2] in Middle English, it was "mydryf".[1] The word fell into obsolescence after the 18th century.

The word was revived in 1941 by the fashion industry,[2] partly to avoid use of the word "belly" which genteel women considered undesirable in reference to their bodies, as it has connotations of obesity.

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I had to look up where the word: midriff, came from.

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