: a flap or bag concealing an opening in the front of men's breeches especially in the 15th and 16th centuries
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Things jumped the shark when the chat turned to the topic of the codpiece routinely worn on stage by Simmons, also notorious for his theatrically snaking tongue.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
On Monday,YouTube star and singer Jojo Siwa inverted the fad by donning a codpiece for a headline-grabbing cover shoot with LadyGunn magazine.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Titus just chucks his codpiece at him and tells him to clean it.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Like so much in fashion, the jockstrap had obvious antecedents (the medieval codpiece among them), said Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
—Leanne Italie, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
On Monday,YouTube star and singer Jojo Siwa inverted the fad by donning a codpiece for a headline-grabbing cover shoot with LadyGunn magazine.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Titus just chucks his codpiece at him and tells him to clean it.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Like so much in fashion, the jockstrap had obvious antecedents (the medieval codpiece among them), said Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
—Leanne Italie, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Codpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codpiece. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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