tankini

American

[tang-kee-nee] / tæŋˈki ni /

noun

a two-piece bathing suit having a top styled like a tank top.

tankini British

/ ˌtæŋˈkiːnɪ /

noun

a woman's two-piece swimming costume consisting of a vest or camisole top and bikini briefs

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

tankinis

plural

Etymology

Origin of tankini

First recorded in 1880–85; blend of tank top and bikini

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She’d pulled up an hour before we had, and was dressed in a fudge-colored tankini.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2019

Ian Brookes, of Collins, notes that bikini has spawned words like tankini and mankini - even though the swimwear was named after a place, Bikini Atoll.

From BBC ● May 11, 2013

Audrey wore a bikini, Jenna, a sporty black tankini, and I had on an oversize T-shirt over my striped one-piece.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

I moved from boogie boards and tankinis to expensive, carefully selected bathers; elegant sarongs; and summer reading lists.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2020

The verdict was neither: we both want to buy tankinis for the pool this summer.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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