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Breasts bisected by a diagonal strap
five women in matching Lycra suits
The sashes in this uniform have a 'pai slash' effect.

In Japanese culture, π/ (パイスラッシュ or パイスラ, Romanized Paisurasshu, pai sura, paisura or pai slash) denotes the appearance of a woman's breasts bisected by a diagonal strap (slash), such as an automobile shoulder harness or purse worn cross-body. The term involves a play on words of the Japanese word for breasts, oppai. The term began to appear on the Internet in June 2006.

There is a similar term in Hong Kong called 𠝹波袋 (or 鎅波袋, lit. 'cutting the breasts').

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References

  1. Your Handbag Strap Has a Sexual Connotation (In Japan), Splinter, Gizmodo Media Group, October 28, 2013
  2. パイスラ (in English and Japanese), Weblio
  3. Mark Weitzman (August 31, 2013), "Handbag strap breast slash bosom books big seller", Let's Japan
  4. Google Trends, "パイスラ"/"パイスラッシュ"
  5. "查字典:𠝹波袋,鎅波袋 | 粵典 words.hk" (in Cantonese).
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