camiknickers

American  

[kam-uh-nik-erz] / ˈkæm əˌnɪk ərz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a woman's one-piece fitted undergarment combining a camisole and knickers.

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camiknickers British  

/ ˈkæmɪˌnɪkəz /

plural noun

1. Often shortened to: camiknicks.  women's knickers attached to a camisole top

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Etymology

Origin of camiknickers

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

Example Sentences

During the war, Ned sends Rose four sets of exquisite French camiknickers, enabling her to replicate the tender pose of a Bonnard engraving given to her by her lover.

From The Guardian

Everything about those fictional camiknickers – the luxurious scarcity of French silk in wartime, their delicate shoulder-straps, their understated glamour – makes them impossible to replicate in the real world, especially as camiknickers in the 21st-century have been largely replaced by the godawful teddy, apparently a cheesewire/string-bag hybrid made of 100% crackling polyester.

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg