Mae West

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

The life jacket was named after the actress and sex symbol Mae West, who was well known during the war, the inflatable front taken to be like her busty figure.

Proper noun

Mae West

1. American actress, playwright and sex symbol (born 1892 or 93, died 1980).

Noun

Mae West (plural Mae Wests)

1. Nickname for a type of life jacket used by Allied forces in World War II having an inflatable rubber bag on the chest of the wearer.