blouse UK /ˈblaʊ̯z/US /ˈblaʊ̯s/noun 5verb 3forms 3 noun5 •A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else. — 1964 •(India) A short garment worn under a sari. •A loose-fitting uniform jacket. •(slang) a feminine top in gay sex •(no longer used) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist. verb3 •To hang a garment in loose folds. •To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).An anonymous black soldier summed up his feelings by declaring, "If I fail to blouse my boots, or [if I] wear an Afro, I get socked. […]" — 1989 •(slang) The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum. formsbloused · blousing · blouses
