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noun (plural bikinis)
  1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: bikini
  • French: bikini
  • German: Bikini
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: bikini
  • Spanish: biquini
Etymology: June 1946. Named after Bikini Atoll, where nuclear weapons were tested; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb.


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