Speedo

speedo English Alternative forms en speedo Etymology 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 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Speedo.wav US en iːdəʊ 2 Noun en US A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit. en 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. en 2011 Gary Ghislain How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend 44 http://books.google.com/books?id=HXs2aG2fMeYC&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q&f=false She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is. en 1999 Cheryl Rilly Great Moments In Sex 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. en 2014 Norah McClintock #3 Dead And Gone 12 There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing. en 2016 John Early Tales of a Modern Nomad: Monks Mushrooms and Other Misadventures 59 Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us. en US en by restriction A male swimsuit, very tight fitting and small, brief-style, and not a thong-type. en She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedo on." Usage notes In US English a Speedo is used for the singular. In Australian English, Speedos is used for both the singular and the plural. Synonyms See Thesaurus:swim briefs See also jockey shorts BVDs Anagrams en deeops depose epodes en genericized trademarks