Barely
In public
In public adverb - In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly.
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Happens repeatedly to Baya, the lead female character of The Names of Love, but she's so absent-minded that she barely even notices when her breasts spill out of her clothes in public.
Source: Wardrobe Malfunction -
In Girl Genius, Gil manages to just barely avoid this in public after his single-handed victory over a small army attacking Mechanicsburg;
Source: Fainting - In public, he's seen reading classics like El Cid; in private he reads Nancy Drew with barely-concealed glee.
Source: Real Men Wear Pink / Web Comics
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