bikini

¹ American  

[bih-kee-nee] / bɪˈki ni /

noun

plural

bikinis

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

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

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

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Bikini ² American  

[bih-kee-nee] / bɪˈki ni /

noun

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

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Bikini ¹ British  

/ bɪˈkiːnɪ /

noun

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

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bikini ² British  

/ bɪˈkiːnɪ /

noun

1. a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume

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Etymology

Origin of bikini

1945–50; < French, apparently named after Bikini

Example Sentences

“I love to sew, I like to make jewelry. I like to make bikinis, and I like to be involved in the community,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

I recognize two bikinis from my favorite shop on Oak Street and feel extremely jealous.

From Literature

"We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis," X's safety team said in a statement.

From Barron's

But while majority of contestants wore two piece bikinis for the 2025 contest, those from conservative countries were allowed to wear full-body covering in the swimsuit round.

From BBC

I’m standing on a Connecticut beach in a bikini at 6:25 a.m. on a November morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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• lingerie
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• undergarment
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