monokini
noun/ˌmɒnəˈkiːni/
/ˌmɑːnəˈkiːni/
- an item of clothing for the beach consisting of the bottom half of a bikiniWord Origin1960s: from mono- ‘one’ + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- ‘two’).
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