spandex
/ˈspandɛks
/noun [mass noun]
A type of stretchy polyurethane fabric: [as modifier]: gold spandex leggings...
- The Lycra spandex stretch denim business is good, he adds, and is expected to become a core offering in the United States.
- My friends are the ones who wear clown-colored spandex.
- They all wore the same ridiculous costumes; black spandex with red body armour and helmets with face concealing black plexiglass.
Origin
1950s: an arbitrary formation from expand.
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