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- noun Plural form of
Mae West .
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Mae West was so popular that during World War II, life preserver jackets were referred to as “Mae Wests,” because they resembled her curvaceous upper torso ironically Mae in her younger years, was quite slim, during an era when voluptuousness was prized.
Archive 2009-03-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009
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Dysentery tormented the regiment, and men struggled with their gear and Mae Wests to squat over honeypots placed around the aircraft bays.
'The Day of Battle: The War in Italy and Sicily' Rick Atkinson 2007
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