# show ankle

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To provide a hint or to reveal partial information in order to gain attention or arouse interest.

## Etymology
Probably an allusion to the flirtatious practice by some young women, especially in the first half of the twentieth century, of raising a long skirt sufficiently to reveal a bare ankle but no more than that.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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