swimsuit

[swim-soot]

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noun

bathing suit.

Origin of swimsuit

First recorded in 1925–30; swim + suit

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Related Words for swimsuit

bikini, thong, maillot, swimwear, beachwear, two-piece, one-piece

Examples from the Web for swimsuit

Contemporary Examples of swimsuit

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Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave
James Joiner
December 23, 2014
Swimsuit season is now as much of a nightmare minefield for men as it is for women.
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Tim Teeman
July 10, 2014
The contestants return for the “swimsuit” round, clad in light blue, bedazzled tulle g-strings.
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Tessa Miller
June 16, 2014
Mekayla Diehl was rightly applauded for showing a healthier body during the swimsuit competition.
No, Miss Indiana’s Body Isn’t ‘Normal’
Erin Cunningham
June 11, 2014
A photo that Instagram did take down was one that Canadian artist Petra Collins posted of her lower half in a swimsuit.
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Michael Daly
May 2, 2014

Historical Examples of swimsuit

We'd got dry, were feeling human, Illy here had shed his swimsuit, when we looked at the Maintainer.
The Big Time
Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for swimsuit

swimsuit

noun

a woman's one-piece swimming garment that leaves the arms and legs bare

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for swimsuit

1934, from swim + suit (n.).