chiefly US
: not tucked into something (such as a pair of pants)
an untucked shirt
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An androgynous white button-down left half untucked has become something of a Parisian uniform—put together yet still not trying too hard.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Tuck the shirt into a skirt for a put-together outfit, or leave it untucked and pair it with wide-leg pants for a more casual look.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Fonseca wore a ruffled lace high-low dress, while Taggart wore black pants and an untucked white shirt.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
And what Chris Paul noticed was that the reserve big man Jordan Bell had just checked into the game with his jersey untucked.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Tuck the shirt into a skirt for a put-together outfit, or leave it untucked and pair it with wide-leg pants for a more casual look.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Fonseca wore a ruffled lace high-low dress, while Taggart wore black pants and an untucked white shirt.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
And what Chris Paul noticed was that the reserve big man Jordan Bell had just checked into the game with his jersey untucked.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Untucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untucked. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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