Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slimwear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slimwear
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fetishwear made from skintight materials such as latex.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"LATEX RUBBER SLIMWEAR and Leatherwear carefully made to measure."
"SLIMWEAR AND RUBBERWEAR. Catalogues $1."
"Perhaps more surprisingly for the 1960s, hidden under the euphemism of slimwear, ski-clothes, skin-diving suits, riding macs and rubber sheeting, fetish clothing was already being widely advertised in the Sunday press […]"

Etymology

From slim + -wear.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slim

Usage

Questions

What does slimwear mean?: Fetishwear made from skintight materials such as latex.
Where does slimwear come from?: From slim + -wear.

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