sluggos

English

Etymology

From slug +‎ -o. So-called due to the bulge of the genitals resembling a slug beneath the seam or pouch region of the briefs.

Noun

sluggos pl (plural only)

1. (slang, Australia) A type of men's swimming briefs where the bulge of the genitals is noticeable.

   Synonym: budgie smugglers

   • 2011, Andrew Daddo, Dacked!:

     He had no luck with the sluggos, something he said he suffered when he wore them, but neither of us knew what he was talking about.

   • 2012, Gregor Salmon, Navy Divers, page 20:

     Their times came down and down until, on about the tenth change of dress, they went from sluggos to wetsuits in one minute forty-three.

   • 2015, Tom Carroll, Nick Carroll, TC, page 16:

     I was paddling out, and this guy said, What are you doing in those sluggos?