bikini
noun/bɪˈkiːni/
/bɪˈkiːni/
- a piece of clothing in two pieces worn for swimming and lying in the sunTopics Clothes and Fashionb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- skimpy
- tiny
- string
- …
- bottoms
- briefs
- top
- …
Word Origin1940s: named after Bikini, where an atom bomb was exploded in 1946 (because of the supposed ‘explosive’ effect created by the garment).Want to learn more?
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