Speedo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the name of the swimsuit company, Speedo, which first designed and manufactured swimwear in Australia that was briefer and sleeker than most other swimwear then available.
Meanings
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(US) A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit.
There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing.
2014, Norah McClintock, #3 Dead And Gone, page 12:I could tell that she was a serious swimmer, because every time I saw her at the pool she was wearing a Speedo of one design or another.
These muscle-bound hard bodies are wearing Speedo Lycra bikinis which stick to a man's body like a woman's wet T-shirt.
1999, Cheryl Rilly, Great Moments In Sex, page 227:She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is.
2011, Gary Ghislain, How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend, page 44:Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us.
2016, John Early, Tales of a Modern Nomad: Monks Mushrooms and Other Misadventures, page 59:
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(US) (by restriction) A male swimsuit, very tight fitting and small, brief-style, and not a thong-type.
She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedo on."
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| speedo | alternative | lexicographic |