bikini

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Named after Bikini, the name of an atoll where nuclear weapons were tested in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb.

Woman wearing a red bikini.

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bikini (plural bikinis)

  1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women.
    • 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:
      Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "

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bikini m. (plural bikinis)

  1. bikini

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bikini m. inv.

  1. bikini

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bikini n. (indeclinable)

  1. bikini

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From French bikini.

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  • IPA: [bi'cini]

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bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)

  1. bikini

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