speedos
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos."
- "She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedos on.""
- "The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages."
- "There were dozens of girls there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing."
Etymology
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage
Synonyms
banana hammock
bikini
budgie smugglers
cock jocks
competition briefs
dick pointers
dick togs
nut huggers
posing briefs
sluggos
racer bathers
racing briefs