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Pop star Janet Jackson's explanation for exposing her breast at 2004 SuperBowl, that it was a 'wardrobe malfunction', has entered an English dictionary. Read more...

Updated on: Aug 14, 2008, 14:58:48 IST
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Pop star Janet Jackson's explanation for exposing her breast at 2004 SuperBowl, that it was a "wardrobe malfunction", has entered an English dictionary.

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Contactmusic.com reports that Jackson, who was performing during the SuperBowl's half-time show, was embarrassed when her stage partner Justin Timberlake ripped open her bodice, revealing a breast. It was seen by more than 90 million people and the term "wardrobe malfunction" was coined.

The phrase will now feature in the latest Chambers English Dictionary.

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