zentai

English

Etymology

From Japanese ゼンタイ, a portmanteau of 全身タイツ (zenshin taitsu, “full-body tights”).

Noun

zentai (uncountable)

1. skintight garments that cover the entire body
   • 2007, Stephen Harris, “Chastity, corsets, TENS, zentai and bondage...”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet):

     Saturday morning Tori was due over so we could go shopping. I thought I'd surprise her... so I set up the TENS unit, then locked on a zentai suit over it, then put a corset on over that, and locked a belt over that! Finally I chained myself to the bed so I couldn't do anything about it.

   • 2011, Donovan Rush, Obsession:

     Laid out on the cot was a single piece of dark clothing that looked like someone's deflated shadow. "This is a zentai outfit." She held up the costume.

   • 2011, Daniel Mega, Infrastrata:

     The Viruses were reaching the front door. Other women dressed in leather zentai suits dropped in on hoverbikes, dispersing of^[sic] the Viruses. Van recognized the symbols on their clothing.

Anagrams

• Zenati, Zetina, zeatin

Japanese

Romanization

zentai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぜんたい