facekini

English

facekini

Etymology

Blend of face +‎ bikini, calque of Chinese 臉基尼／脸基尼 (liǎnjīní), equivalent to face +‎ -kini.

Noun

facekini (plural facekinis)

1. A balaclava-like swimwear face mask which completely covers the face except for holes for the eyes, nose, and mouth, worn as protection from sun and irritants.
   • 2015, Fodor's China, unnumbered page:

     In the summer, look out for the armies of brides and bridegrooms using the beaches for their wedding photos, and look out for another more recent phenomena: the facekini.

   • 2018, Sophia Camille Erickson, The China Option: A Guide for Millennials: How to Work, Play, and Find Success in China, unnumbered page:

     A desire to protect the whiteness of the skin when no parasol is at hand has given rise to the “facekini.”

   • 2019, Tingzhen (Jane) Chen & Philip L. Pearce, "Chinese Tourists and the Sun: Implications for Design Experiences", in Delivering Tourism Intelligence: From Analysis to Action (eds. Philip L. Pearce & Hera Oktadiana), pages 183-184:

     Europeans are depicted enjoying the beach environment in Rhodes, Greece, and Chinese citizens using floatation devices and covering up with the facekini and bodysuits are portrayed in Hainan island, China.

   • 2023 July 21, Reuters, “‘Facekinis’ become popular in China as temperatures soar”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     In scorching Beijing, “facekinis” are the hottest new fashion as surging temperatures shatter records.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:facekini.

Translations

fabric face mask

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 面堅尼／面坚尼 (bin⁶ gin¹ nei⁴)

  Mandarin: 臉基尼／脸基尼 (liǎnjīní)

• Finnish: facekini
• French: face-kini (fr) m
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• facekini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

facekini m (plural facekinis)

1. facekini