chiefly US
: not tucked into something (such as a pair of pants)
an untucked shirt
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The girl said Mathieson then reached through her shirt, which was untucked and covering the top of her skirt, and touched the skirt.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2025
The Sheldon painting depicts a young Black man standing on a sidewalk dressed in a baseball cap, jeans and a loose, untucked, long-sleeve, button-down shirt, his arms outstretched, while white people in business attire walk past him in a blur.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Case in point: Look 1, which features an oversized rugby strip shirt, untucked, atop a tartan kilt.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Hair shaggy, uniform untucked, his face like an arrow pulled taut, Danny held back the whole class with his antics.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2025
The Sheldon painting depicts a young Black man standing on a sidewalk dressed in a baseball cap, jeans and a loose, untucked, long-sleeve, button-down shirt, his arms outstretched, while white people in business attire walk past him in a blur.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Case in point: Look 1, which features an oversized rugby strip shirt, untucked, atop a tartan kilt.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Hair shaggy, uniform untucked, his face like an arrow pulled taut, Danny held back the whole class with his antics.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for untucked
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“Untucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untucked. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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