bikini
noun
- a very brief two-piece swimsuit for women
- very brief, legless underpants or swimming trunks
See bikini in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bĭ-kēˈnē)
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.
Related Forms:
- bi·kiˈnied (-nēd) adjective
(bĭ-kēˈnē)
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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