: a belt device (as of medieval times) designed to prevent sexual intercourse on the part of the woman wearing it
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebZadie Smith touted Freedom, a subscription service that cut off the user’s devices—a chastity belt for procrastinators. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 This worked well for children, but did no favors for the sweater itself, helping brand the cardigan — any cardigan — as doofuswear, the male equivalent of a chastity belt. Alex Williams, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2019 To complete the look, Williams wore a basque belt by the designer, which looked like a cross between a chastity belt and a corset. Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2019 Yet while each of those articles has a function, like a chastity belt that doesn't lock, this flat bit of fabric doesn't do more than flap. Irene Hsiao, Chicago Reader, 21 Mar. 2018 One of my students designed a fashion-forward digital chastity belt that would deliver a shock to the crotch when the phone was removed from its holder. Marcel O’gorman, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2018