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bikini

The definition of a bikini is a small, two-piece swimsuit for women, or a brief legless swimsuit for men.

(noun)

An example of a bikini is a triangle top swimsuit with a very small bottom.
An example of a bikini is a small Speedo swimsuit for a man.

See bikini in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a very brief two-piece swimsuit for women
very brief, legless underpants or swimming trunks

Origin: Fr, after Bikini, Marshall Islands atomic bomb testing site (1946); to suggest the explosive effect on the viewer

See bikini in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bi·ki·nis

a. A very brief, close-fitting two-piece bathing suit worn by women.
b. A very brief, close-fitting bathing suit worn by men.
Brief underpants that reach to the hips rather than to the waist. Often used in the plural.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , after Bikini

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bi·kiˈnied (-nēd) adjective

An atoll in the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean. The area was the site of U.S. nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first aerial detonation of a hydrogen bomb (May 21, 1956).

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