SWIMWEAR
NOUNS
► BAGGIES loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers → 1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
► BANANA HAMMOCK a bikini for a male → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BATHERS swimming costume → 1945 Aust.
► BUDGIE SMUGGLERS a man’s swimming costume, usually tight-fitting → 20C Aust. sl.
► BUTT FLOSS a thong bathing costume → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BUTT THONG a thong bathing costume → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CHECK as a prank, to pull down a friend’s bathing suit from behind → 1997 US sl.
► CJ’s a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks; ‘Cock Jocks’ → 2003 Aust. sl.
► COSSIE ► COZZIE a swimming costume → 1926 Aust.
► DICK POINTERS a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks → 2003 Aust. sl.
► DICK POKERS a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks → 2003 Aust. sl.
► DOOKERS a swimming costume or a pair of swimming trunks → 1985 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DPs a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks (Dick Pointers or Dick Pokers) → 2003 Aust. sl.
► DUCKERS a swimming costume or a pair of swimming trunks → 1985 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FLOSS a thong-backed bikini bottom → 1991 US sl.
► GRAPE SMUGGLERS tight swimming briefs → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► RACERS close-fitting nylon swimwear used for competitive swimming → 2003 Aust. sl.
► SLUG HUGGERS a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks → 2003 Aust. sl.
► SLUGGO an extremely skimpy bikini → 1991 Aust. sl.
► SLUGGOS tight-fitting men’s nylon swimming briefs → 1987 Aust. sl.
► SPEEDOS tight-fitting male swimming briefs → 1990s Aust. sl.
► SWIMMER a swimming costume → 20C sl.
► TOGS a swimming costume → 1930 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► TRIKINI a woman’s bathing suit with two top parts → 1967 US sl.
► TRUNKS swimming shorts → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► BEACH BETTY a bikini-clad bathing beauty → 2006 Amer. lifeguards’ sl. (Bk.)
► BEACH BUNNY an attractive young woman who frequents the beach, esp. to watch surfing → 1952 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
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