bikini

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see also: Bikini

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bɪˈkiːni/

Noun

bikini (plural bikinis)

1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
   • 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:

     Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "

2. A brief bathing suit worn by men.
   • 2004, Cathy Crimmons How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization - p. 202

     We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini.

Synonyms

• two-piece

Translations

• French: bikini
• German: Bikini
• Italian: bikini
• Portuguese: biquíni
• Russian: бики́ни
• Spanish: biquini

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Bikini

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɪkɪni/, /bɪˈkiːni/

Proper noun

1. Bikini atoll atoll.

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