bikini

  • 41bikini — n. a two piece swimsuit for women. Phrases and idioms: bikini briefs women s scanty briefs. Etymology: Bikini, an atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific where an atomic bomb was exploded in 1946, from the supposed explosive effect …

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  • 42bikini'd — adjective see bikini …

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  • 43Bikini — Bi|ki|ni 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 knapper zweiteiliger Badeanzug für Damen [Etym.: nach dem Atoll Bikini der Ralikinseln in der Gruppe der Marshall Inseln] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 44bikini — is., Fr. bikini Deniz, göl, havuz vb. yerlere girerken veya güneşlenirken giyilen, iki parçadan oluşan kadın giysisi …

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  • 45bikini — bi|ki|ni [bıˈki:ni] n [Date: 1900 2000; : French; Origin: Bikini Atoll, after a nuclear bomb test was held there in 1946] a piece of clothing in two separate parts that women wear for swimming …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46bikini — maillot de bain composé de deux pièces ♦ Bikini nom d un récif du Pacifique où eurent lieu des essais nucléaires …

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  • 47bikini — [[t]bɪki͟ːni[/t]] bikinis N COUNT A bikini is a two piece swimming costume worn by women …

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  • 48bikini — noun (plural bikinis) a women s two piece swimsuit. Origin 1940s: named after Bikini, an atoll in the western Pacific, where an atom bomb was exploded in 1946 (because of the supposed explosive effect created by the garment) …

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  • 49bikini — biki/ni® [dall atollo di Bikini, dove fu sperimentata l atomica, da cui il significato di «esplosivo, atomico»] s. m. due pezzi, reggiseno e mutandine CFR. monokini, topless (ingl.), top (ingl.) …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 50bikini — bi•ki•ni [[t]bɪˈki ni[/t]] n. pl. nis. 1) clo a very brief, close fitting, two piece bathing suit for women 2) clo a very brief, close fitting bathing suit for men 3) clo Often, bikinis. underwear briefs fitted low on the hip • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang