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camiknickers

[ kam-uh-nik-erz ]
/ ˈkæm əˌnɪk ərz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)British.
a woman's one-piece fitted undergarment combining a camisole and knickers.
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Origin of camiknickers

First recorded in 1910–15; cami(sole) + knickers

Words nearby camiknickers

Cameroons, Cameroun, cam follower, cam girl, cami, camiknickers, Camilla, camino real, camion, camisado, Camisard
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How to use camiknickers in a sentence

  • Or, put we the case, those complicated combinations, camiknickers?

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British Dictionary definitions for camiknickers

camiknickers
/ (ˈkæmɪˌnɪkəz) /
pl n
women's knickers attached to a camisole topOften shortened to: camiknicks
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