tankinin.
/taŋˈkiːni/, U.S. /tæŋˈkini/ Originally U.S.
A two-piece swimsuit for women, consisting of a bikini bottom and a top part in the style of a tank top.
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1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Mag. section) 42 Making the biggest splash in Anne Cole's new ‘tankini’.
1998 Newsweek 4 May 73/3 If you don't feel comfortable wearing a bikini, the tankini's an option that's sort of in between.
2003 Sugar Aug. 83/4 Going out after a day at the beach? Just slip a denim skirt over your tankini!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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