Editing Crotch (section)

== In clothing ==
In clothing, the crotch is the area of [[trousers]], [[shorts]], [[leggings]] etc. where the legs join. The bottom of the crotch is an end of the [[inseam]]. The crotch-region on smaller garments such as underwear are sometimes referred to as the ''pouch''.<ref>Davis, Sheena, and Alistair Furnell. Personal Equipment and Clothing Correction Factors for the Australian Army: A Pilot Survey. No. DSTO-TR-3044. Defence Science and Technology Organisation Fishermans Bend (Australia) Land Div., 2014.</ref> Loosely-fitted or bagginess in the crotch-region is sometimes associated with a lax, casual and easy-going approach to attires or garbs.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Newcomb|last1=Elizabeth|first2=Cynthia|last2=Istook|title=Confronting stereotypes: apparel fit preferences of Mexican-American women|journal=Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management|volume=15|issue=4|date=September 2011|pages=389–411|doi=10.1108/13612021111169915}}</ref>

Clothing that is [[Form-fitting garment|tight-fitting]] in the crotch produces an effect that is sometimes referred to by informal terms such as a ''man-bulge''&thinsp;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Michael|title=If Clement isn't fit for caucus, why is he fit to be anyone's MP?|work=[[IPolitics]]|url=https://ipolitics.ca/2018/11/08/if-clement-isnt-fit-for-caucus-why-is-he-fit-to-be-anyones-mp/|quote=It took Weiner a full 20 days to realize he had to resign after a photo of “his man bulge in boxer briefs” hit Twitter on May 27, 2011.|access-date=January 19, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417232635/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/11/08/if-clement-isnt-fit-for-caucus-why-is-he-fit-to-be-anyones-mp/|url-status=live}}</ref> or ''moose-knuckle''&thinsp;<ref>Schlosser, Bethanee J., and Ginat W. Mirowski. "Approach to the patient with vulvovaginal complaints." Dermatologic therapy 23.5 (2010): 438–448.</ref> on men, and a ''[[camel toe]]'' on women, especially if the woman's [[labia majora]] are conspicuous.<ref>Alapack, Richard J. "The epiphany of female flesh: A phenomenological hermeneutic of popular fashion." The Journal of Popular Culture 42.6 (2009): 977–1003</ref> Prolonged constrictive pressure of the crotch on the male genitals may increase the likelihood of [[Tumescence|detumescing]].<ref>Dunlap, Knight. "The development and function of clothing." The Journal of General Psychology 1.1 (1928): 64–78</ref>