Speedo
See also: speedo
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the swimsuit company, Speedo, which first designed and manufactured swimwear in Australia that was briefer and sleeker than most other swimwear then available.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːdəʊ
Noun edit
Speedo (plural Speedos)
- (US) A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit.
- I could tell that she was a serious swimmer, because every time I saw her at the pool she was wearing a Speedo of one design or another.
- 2011, Gary Ghislain, How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend[1], page 44:
- She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is.
- 1999, Cheryl Rilly, Great Moments In Sex, page 227:
- These muscle-bound hard bodies are wearing Speedo Lycra bikinis which stick to a man's body like a woman's wet T-shirt.
- 2014, Norah McClintock, #3 Dead And Gone, page 12:
- There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing.
- 2016, John Early, Tales of a Modern Nomad: Monks Mushrooms and Other Misadventures, page 59:
- Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us.
- (US) (by restriction) A male swimsuit, very tight fitting and small, brief-style, and not a thong-type.
- She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedo on."
Usage notes edit
In US English a Speedo is used for the singular. In Australian English, Speedos is used for both the singular and the plural.