bikini

Definition

A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.

Etymology

Etymology tree Marshallese pik Marshallese ni Marshallese Pikinnibor. German Bikinibor. English Bikinibor. French Bikini French bikinibor. English bikini From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Example Sentences

• "Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. ""
• "The café where they were gathered, Bikini Beans, was part of a chain whose baristas wear bikinis."
• "We high-schoolers didn't understand why death came in the form of a gorgeous young man with muscles in a skimpy bikini."