tankini

tankini
n.
A tank top combined with a bikini bottom.
Example Citation:
The truth is, for years Go! desperately wanted to be a guitarist. And singer. It was a goal akin to, say, trying to scale Everest in flip-flops and a tankini, by which we mean utterly hopeless, given Go!'s minimal vocal range and inability to make the simplest bar chord without triple-checking the fret board.
—Hayley Kaufmann, "Go! Monday," The Boston Globe, December 27, 1999
Earliest Citation:
While the rest of the country snuggles into a down-filled winter, Southern Californians already are baring down on next summer's swim scene. Making the biggest splash is Anne Cole's new "tankini" — a combination tank top and bikini.
—"Two easy pieces," Los Angeles Times, October 13, 1985
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  • tankini — /tang kēˈni/ noun A garment that combines a tank top with a bikini bottom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tankini — Beispiel eines Tankini Ein Tankini ist ähnlich wie ein Bikini eine Badebekleidung für Damen. Er besteht wie auch der Bikini aus zwei Teilen: Hose und Oberteil. Die Hose unterscheidet sich nicht von einer Bikinihose. Das Oberteil ist stets… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tankini — Tan|ki|ni, der; s, s [engl. tankini, geb. aus: tank top = enges ärmelloses Oberteil u. bikini = Bikini]: zweiteiliger Badeanzug für Frauen mit einem Oberteil, das den Bauch mehr oder weniger bedeckt …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tankini — noun Etymology: blend of tank (top) and bikini Date: 1985 a woman s two piece swimsuit consisting of bikini briefs and a tank top …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tankini — noun A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini …   Wiktionary

  • tankini — n. woman s two piece bathing suit comprising of a bikini bottom and a tank top …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tankini — [taŋ ki:ni] noun a women s two piece swimsuit combining a top half styled like a tank top with a bikini bottom …   English new terms dictionary

  • tankini — tan•ki•ni [[t]tæŋˈki ni[/t]] n. a woman s two piece bathing suit composed of a tank top and bikini bottom. • Etymology: [1995 2000; b. tank(top)and bikini ] …   From formal English to slang

  • tankini — /tæŋˈkini/ (say tan keenee) noun a bikini style swimming costume in which the top is similar to a tank top …  

  • Tankini — Tan|ki|ni, der; s, s <englisch> (Bikini mit einem ärmellosen T Shirt als Oberteil) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

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