bodycon

or bod·y-con or bod·y con

[ bod-ee-kon ]

adjective

1. (of clothing) designed to be close-fitting, and often made with stretchy material, so as to display the shape of the body; skintight:

   Bodycon dresses restrict the length of one’s stride, making it difficult for wearers to walk with confidence in heels.

2. of or relating to clothing in this style:

   She experimented for a while with a more bodycon approach to dressing than her signature layering.

noun

1. a style of clothing designed to be close-fitting, often made with stretchy material, so as to display the shape of the body:

   Why didn’t you tell me how big my butt looks in bodycon?

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodycon¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from Japanese bodikon, itself a shortening of English body-conscious

Example Sentences

Kim Kardashian has retired her collection of Bodycon dresses—and so should we.

From The Daily Beast