speedos
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Speedos (“trademark of the Speedo company”), which has become a generic name.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editspeedos
- plural of speedo
- (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
- 1979, Kent Pearson, Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand, University of Queensland Press, page 118:
- For example, board riders paid more attention to appearances (short hair v long hair, speedos v board shorts) and conspicuous behavior (surfing for training rather than for fun or to express oneself), than life savers.
- 2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, page 42,
- I remember my mother standing exasperated in the rain with the brolly over her head at dusk while I frog-kicked around in my speedos.
- 2006, Margaret Henderson, Marking Feminist Times: Remembering the Longest Revolution in Australia, page 212:
- Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos.
Synonyms
edit- (swimming briefs): See also Thesaurus:swim briefs.