bathing suit

[bey-thing]

noun

1. a garment worn for swimming.

bathing suit

/ ˈbeɪðɪŋ /

noun

1. a garment worn for bathing, esp an old-fashioned one that covers much of the body

2. another name for swimming costume

Word History and Origins

Origin of bathing suit¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

At a sauna in Peckham, south London, young professionals sit on scorching hot, wood-panelled benches, dressed in swimming trunks and bathing suits.

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The New Jersey plaintiff was 14 when she posed for a photo in which she was wearing a bathing suit.

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In between hard seltzers and gelato, guests disrobed down to their bathing suits as they engaged in an exercise, or experiment, in intimacy.

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Around the same time, the bathing suit business took off, as war-time fabric rationing lifted and the culture shifted to allow less modesty and more playful expression.

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Kitten heels and full skirts, capri pants and tailored menswear, blouses with crisp collars and one-piece bathing suits feel less like “now” and more like “back then.”

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Related Words

• bikini 
• swimsuit