Definizione monolingua

shrinkage

shrinkage (plural shrinkages)

1. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
2. The loss of merchandise through theft.
3. (slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia following immersion in cold water
   • 1994 Peter Mehlman & Carol Leifer, ""The Hamptons,"" Seinfeld, Season 5, Episode 20 (aired May 12, 1994), Spoken by Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld)

     Do women know about shrinkage?

   • 2006 Steve Gerali, Teenage Guys: Exploring Issues Adolescent Guys Face and Strategies to Help Them, Zondervan, p63

     This is why guys experience ""shrinkage"" after theyve been swimming.

   • 2008 Anthony William Brownless, Billys Book for Blokes, Allen & Unwin

     Thatll get their blood flowing. ... getting the blood flowing coz just the mere thought of jumping into that icy water was starting to get the shrinkage going.

   • 2010 Fran Capo, Art Zuckerman & Susan Zuckerman, ""Poalr Bear Clubs,"" It Happened in New York City: Remarkable Events That Shaped History, Globe Pequot, p51

     And of course, one of the most important questions of all, especially among male plungers, is, ""What about shrinkage?!""

Definizione dizionario shrinkage

calo

contrazione

diminuzione

diminuzione di volume

restringimento

riduzione

ritiro

ritiro del calcestruzzo

Altri significati:

(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia following immersion in cold water

The loss of merchandise through theft.

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.