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Chris -- 2018-04-11
I think this a true eggcorn. Both hold “guns” yes?
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Where have you seen or heard this, Ic?
Feeling quite combobulated.
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From my friend. He is a virtual cornucopia of eggcorns.
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I googled this term, and while it doesn’t seem to be that widespread, there are articles of clothing listed at various sites that are called holster tops:
HowCool.com – Lingerie Tops – Holster Top[BZ-1674SL] Holster Top, us$15.70 us$14.18. Body Zone: Holster top. Shown with BZ-1147SL G-String. ... Notify me of updates to Holster Top …
www.howcool.com/catalog/product_info.ph … s_id=39757 – 40k – Cached – Similar pages
Holster TopHolster Top – Alternate View – click to Enlarge Be noticed in this oh so sexy asymmetrical bikini top. Bosom ring holds together triangle straps and back …
www.bodybody.com/tritop.html – 16k – Cached – Similar pages
Whether these usages constitute eggcorns or just something different from a halter top, I’m not sure.
Feeling quite combobulated.
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either kind of top sounds to me like an over-the-shoulder boulder-holder.
sorry, couldn’t resist.
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I see the tops the lovely ladies are wearing on those websites actually go across the body, like the apparatus a cop might wear to conceal his weapon. So the use of “holster” top on those sites actually makes some sense (!)
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