bikini

[ bih-kee-nee ]

/ bɪˈki ni /

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noun, plural bi·ki·nis.

a very brief, close-fitting, two-piece bathing suit for women or girls.

a very brief, close-fitting pair of bathing trunks for men or boys.

Often bikinis. underwear briefs that are fitted low on the hip or below it.

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Origin of bikini

1945–50; <French, apparently named after Bikini

Words nearby bikini

biker jacket, bike shorts, bikeway, bikie, Bikila, bikini, bikini cut, bikini scar, bikini wax, bikkie, Biko

Other definitions for bikini (2 of 2)

Bikini

[ bih-kee-nee ]

/ bɪˈki ni /

noun

an atoll in the N Pacific, in the Marshall Islands: atomic bomb tests 1946. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).

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How to use bikini in a sentence

Professional kiteboarder and surfer Sensi Graves is in the business of making bikinis for women who rip, and the Claire top is a prime example of her work.
The Surf Gear I Rely on from Women-Owned Companies|Rebecca Parsons|January 30, 2021|Outside Online
Feed the same one a cropped photo of a woman, even a famous woman like US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and 53% of the time, it will autocomplete her wearing a low-cut top or bikini.
An AI saw a cropped photo of AOC. It autocompleted her wearing a bikini.|Karen Hao|January 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The researchers also found that the “undressing” algorithm is starting to be applied to videos, such as footage of bikini models walking down a runway.
A deepfake bot is being used to “undress” underage girls|Karen Hao|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Following the Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands test in 1946, Louis Réard, a former automobile engineer, debuted the bikini, named for the site of the tests conducted only a month earlier.
The Beauty Pageants Inspired by the Atomic Bomb|Fiona Zublin|October 15, 2020|Ozy

Fox News countered that women-in-bikini stories make up less than 1% of its annual digital content.
It’s 2020, and CNN and Fox News are still battling over Comscore numbers|Steven Perlberg|July 31, 2020|Digiday
Fleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The new bikini under Perfectly Fit does not appear to go higher than a large.
Let’s Get Rid of ‘Plus-Size’ for Good|Emily Shire|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you Google your name, a lot of headlines come up like “Jessica Alba Sizzles in Bikini” and stuff of that nature.
Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church|Marlow Stern|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says her posts have changed from flirty Maxim-style bikini shots to controlled images from the waist up.
Porn Stars Want to Know: Why Did Facebook Delete Me?|Aurora Snow|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole point of being a pageant queen is to trot around in your bikini to be ogled at while feigning sexual naiveté.
Miss America Hypocrisy: The Vanessa Williams Nude Photo Shaming|Amanda Marcotte|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Following the pattern set by the Bikini tests, only a select score of press and radio representatives were admitted.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
The first of these surveys was conducted near Eniwetok and Bikini.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
Bikini in 1946 was the scene of the first peacetime tests of atomic weapons.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
Teams of scientists examined Bikini annually from 1946 to 1950 and from 1954 to 1958.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
Bikini Atoll, scientists believed, needed only clearing and cultivation to make it once again suitable for human habitation.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines

British Dictionary definitions for bikini (1 of 2)

bikini

/ (bɪˈkiːnɪ) /

noun plural -nis

a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume

Word Origin for bikini

C20: after Bikini atoll, from a comparison between the devastating effect of the atomic-bomb test and the effect caused by women wearing bikinis

British Dictionary definitions for bikini (2 of 2)

Bikini

/ (bɪˈkiːnɪ) /

noun

an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946

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