Speedo
See also: speedo
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Speedo (plural Speedos)
- (US) A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit.
- 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.
- 2011, Gary Ghislain, How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend[1], page 44:
- She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is.
- 1999, Cheryl Rilly, Great Moments In Sex, page 227:
- These muscle-bound hard bodies are wearing Speedo Lycra bikinis which stick to a man's body like a woman's wet T-shirt.
- 2014, Norah McClintock, #3 Dead And Gone, page 12:
- There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing.
- 2016, John Early, Tales of a Modern Nomad: Monks Mushrooms and Other Misadventures, page 59:
- Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us.
- (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."
Usage notes
[edit]In US English a Speedo is used for the singular. In Australian English, Speedos is used for both the singular and the plural.