mankini

[man-kee-nee]

noun

1. a man’s one-piece bathing suit cut in a deep V-shape, covering the crotch and extending up to form shoulder straps.

mankini

/ ˌmæŋˈkiːnɪ /

noun

1. a man's swimming costume consisting of a narrow V-shaped piece of material extending from the crotch to the shoulders

Word History and Origins

Origin of mankini¹

< man + (bi)kini

Word History and Origins

Origin of mankini¹

C21: from _man + ( _bi ) _kini

Example Sentences

Dorchester Town player-manager Ashley Vickers was sent off in a 2011 Blue Square Bet South game against Havant & Waterlooville for tackling a pitch invader dressed in a mankini.

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Australian rider Shane Rose has been cleared by a review after competing in a mankini.

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A sponsor of the Wallaby Hill event has also pledged to give a mankini to all spectators at next year's edition and donate 100 Australian dollars to support men's health for every spectator who wears it.

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When the Australian equestrian and three-time Olympic medalist Shane Rose mounted his horse for a costumed competition wearing only a G-string bikini, or “mankini,” he thought it was all in good — albeit somewhat uncomfortable — fun.

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Matt Shirvington, a news presenter on Seven Network and a former Olympic runner, jokingly threatened in a television broadcast on Monday morning that if Mr. Rose wasn’t able to attend the Olympics because of his mankini, current and former Olympians would start wearing them too.

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