cossie

[koz-ee]

noun

Australian Informal.

1. a bathing suit; bathers.

cossie

/ ˈkɒzɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for a swimming costume

Word History and Origins

Origin of cossie¹

1915–20; ( swimming ) cos(tume) + -ie

Example Sentences

I’ve attached further examples of all the times I’ve lived my best life whilst rocking a cossie.

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But did we really need to see her cossie in the trailer?

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Other than that you'll need a cossie or some Speedos.

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Having swum 1500m in the Serpentine, cycled 43km round Hyde Park in a wet cossie and run till she dropped for 10km, she had been denied a share of gold by what seemed like a dodgy art critic's appraisal of that photo-finish.

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If you're a complete beginner then, after picking up goggles and a cossie, you might want to invest in lessons.

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