bikinin.
/bɪˈkiːni/ 1. A large explosion. (? Obsolete.)
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > large explosion
bikini1947
big bang1950
1947 Daily Tel. 19 Apr. 6/6 Those in [the troopship] must have had a splendid view of what..was a miniature Bikini.
2. [ < French, apparently < sense 1.] A scanty two-piece beach garment worn by women. Also attributive and in other combinations.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > swimming or bathing
bathing-dress1774
bathing-costume?a1832
costume1855
suit1864
bathing-suit1873
cossie1926
swimmer1929
togs1930
Speedo1933
swimsuit1934
bathers1945
bikini1948
bikini1957
monokini1964
tankini1985
burkini2002
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific people > for women > bikini
bikini1948
1947 Le Monde Illustré Août 929/1 Bikini, ce mot cinglant comme l'explosion même..correspondait au niveau du vêtement de plage à un anéantissement de la surface vêtue; à une minimisation extrême de la pudeur.]
1948 Newsweek 14 June 33 This..French beauty..shows the 1948 countertrend against the skimpy ‘Bikini’ style..which swept French beaches and beauty contests last year.
1950 News of World 25 June 5/6 ——made an unsuccessful attempt yesterday to swim in a Hampstead Heath pond in her home-made ‘Bikini’ costume.
1955 Times 6 July 12/7 The Watch Committee there..has never yet lost a night's sleep over a bikini.
1957 Times 2 July 11/6 ‘What is a bikini?’..‘A small pair of pants and a brassière.’
1959 Times 9 Mar. (Suppl. Britain's Food) p. xii/5 The wrapping is not a bikini-sized tissue.
1963 Economist 3 Aug. 422/2 Our bikini-clad assaults on Spanish beaches.
Derivatives
biˈkinied adj. clad in a bikini.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing a suit or set of clothes > types of
pyjamaed1883
blue-suited1884
bloomered1895
zoot-suited1942
bikinied1959
sailor-suited1960
trouser-suited1966
sack-suited1978
shell-suited1991
1959 N.Z. Listener 9 Jan. 4/2 The bikinied beauties of the Redleaf Pool.
1967 C. Drummond Death at Furlong Post xi. 131 He accidentally lodged a ball-bearing in the navel of a bikinied damsel.
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bikini contest n. a beauty contest (or part of a beauty contest) in which the contestants are judged on their appearance in a bikini.
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1951 Brazil (Indiana) Daily Times 31 July 8/4 (caption) Long-legged lissom Kerstin Hakansson..of Sweden is ‘Miss Bikini’ in the world's first Bikini swimsuit contest.]
1959 Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) 14 Sept. Lille, France... When Jeanne Hebel and Bernardine Ramont won first and second prize in a bikini contest here there were complaints that beauty should be judged in full dress.
2015 Taranaki (N.Z.) Daily News (Nexis) 19 Nov. 2 [The] CEO of Miss Universe New Zealand..said ditching a bikini contest in any pageant was a positive step.
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In singular and plural. Chiefly North American. A pair of short, close-fitting men's swimming trunks.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > swimming or bathing
bathing-dress1774
bathing-costume?a1832
costume1855
suit1864
bathing-suit1873
cossie1926
swimmer1929
togs1930
Speedo1933
swimsuit1934
bathers1945
bikini1948
bikini1957
monokini1964
tankini1985
burkini2002
1957 F. Kohner Gidget 96 Boy, did he look dapper. Up to now I had seen him only in his Bikinis.
1972 Penthouse Jan. 118/1 (advt.) Accent Pouch Bikini brief, for the daring undercover man.
1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) ii. ix. 280 A beautiful young man in a tiny bikini.
1998 Time Out N.Y. 2 July 101/1 Men baking themselves to a crisp in a rainbow assortment of nutsack bikinis.
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Chiefly North American. A pair of scanty, low-cut briefs. Frequently attributive, esp. in bikini briefs.
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1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 389/1 Days of the week bikinis... Sturdy elastic at waist and legs.
1979 R. B. Edgerton Alone Together v. 90 The man quickly pulled off his clothes down to a pair of very small bikini briefs.
1989 Premiere Dec. 33/3 So we wondered why, when a man onscreen strips down to his skivvies, he's often wearing black bikini underwear.
1992 M. Leyner Et Tu, Babe (1993) ii. 40 A voluptuous redhead in burnished gold satin and black lace demi-cup bra and bikini, was staring into space as she conjured her ultimate turn-on.
2000 Big Issue 4 Sept. 11/1 Olympic pin-ups... Triathlete Loklan McMichael jogs in a wet T-shirt and bikini briefs.
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bikini line n. the area of skin around the edge of the bottom half of a bikini (used esp. with reference to the cosmetic removal of pubic hair in this area); (hence) a woman's pubic hair line.
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1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. k5/1 She offers bald cures, super-secret Romanian facials, pedicures.., ‘bikini-line waxing’ among other things, as her specialities for the discriminating disco dancer.
1995 Independent 3 Nov. ii. 21/2 Beauty contestants all over London are practising their catwalk shimmy, fluffing out tulle creations and waxing their bikini lines in time for tonight.
2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 17 Aug. a2 [She] waxed 77 bikini lines in four hours at a London salon on Wednesday.
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bikini wax n. a depilatory treatment in which unwanted hair is removed from the bikini line using wax (cf. wax n.1 Additions).
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1975 Dallas Morning News 14 Mar. e5/6 Since the string bikini is so skimpy, many women will have to invest in a bikini wax if they want to wear this fashion.
2003 Company June 93 Why didn't I go for the Brazilian instead of my normal bikini wax?
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bikini waxing n. a bikini wax; the action of receiving or providing this treatment.
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1970 Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call 20 Nov. 5/3 As for that clean-leg look you crave, check with the best beauty salons in your city to find out if they offer what is called a ‘Bikini Waxing.’
1990 Newsweek (Nexis) 30 Apr. 72 b Then there's Ronder Jeffcoat, whining at being forced to execute bikini waxings on middle-aged matrons.
2007 M. R. Thompson SWAG Life 113 The painful details of your recent foray into bikini waxing are mental images we could all live without.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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