monokini
/mɒnə(ʊ)ˈkiːni
/noun
A woman’s one-piece beach garment equivalent to the lower half of a bikini.Thongs, monokinis, bikinis, trikinis, pubikinis, tankinis are the revealing ‘ins’ for the first summer of the millennium....
- These days we have bikinis, monokinis, and thongs, which should be reserved for the very young, and the very fit.
- In the same year, the arrival of the synthetic fibre Lycra paved the way for a more radical look, with fashion designer Rudi Gernreich creating the monokini.
Origin
1960s: from mono- 'one' + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- 'two').
- to one's credit
- to one's disadvantage
- to one's face
- to one's feet
- to one's fingertips
- to one's heart's content (or delight)
- to one's liking
- to one's satisfaction
- to one's way of thinking
- toonie
- toon's officer
- to (or by) all appearances
- to order
- too right
- to (or on or according to) schedule
- to (or until) one's dying day
- to (or up to) the nines
- toot
- tooter
- tooth
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothbrush moustache
- toothcarp
- toothcomb