spaghetti strap

noun

: a very slender fabric shoulder strap

Examples of spaghetti strap in a Sentence

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In the iconic teen movie, Rachael Leigh Cook plays a nerdy girl who, in one scene, undergoes a makeover and rocks a red spaghetti strap minidress with a brown bob. Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026 With nostalgia for everything ’90s and early aughts, Gen Zers might get a kick out of seeing all the cargo pants, spaghetti strap tops and Motorola Razr phones presented in authentic recreations of the mall shopping experience. Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2026 Gomez opted for an asymmetric neck black mini-dress, with a sculptural, off-the-shoulder neckline and one dainty spaghetti strap. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025 The bride's dress had spaghetti strap sleeves and was adorned with lacy flowers. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaghetti strap

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaghetti strap was in 1972

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“Spaghetti strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti%20strap. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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spaghetti strap

noun
: very thin fabric shoulder strap
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