First Known Use: 1947
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bikini
noun bi·ki·ni \bə-ˈkē-nē\
: a piece of clothing in two parts that a girl or woman wears for swimming or for lying in the sun and that does not cover much of the body
Full Definition of BIKINI
1
a : a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit b : a man's brief swimsuit
2
: a man's or woman's low-cut briefs
— bi·ki·nied also bi·ki·ni'd \-nēd\ adjective
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Origin of BIKINI
French, from Bikini, atoll of the Marshall Islands
Bikini
geographical name Bi·ki·ni \bi-ˈkē-nē\
Definition of BIKINI
island (atoll) W Pacific in Marshall Islands
— Bi·ki·ni·an \-nē-ən\ noun
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