Thursday, July 23, 2009

Slang in the news: For the body-conscious, it's now the ankle that rankles

The circumference of a woman's ankle is about 11 inches, on average. That's not much to obsess about. But enough Americans are concerned about fat ankles -- or "cankles" -- that gyms are coming up with new ways to tone them; plastic surgeons are pushing $4,000 to $6,000 liposuction procedures to slim them; and shoe companies are offering special models designed to minimize them...

The rest of the article is available here.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

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