bikini briefs

Noun

bikini briefs pl (plural only, attributive bikini brief)

1. (plural, plural-only) Underpants in a bikini bottom style, having less coverage than classic briefs.
   • She was wearing bikini briefs that were neither colorful nor lacy.1986, Anna James, The Reluctant Swan, page 132
   • Even the man in the gray flannel suit is being offered new underwear options. In September, Brooks Brothers, home of the baggy boxer, will start selling Lycra bikini briefs and other, racier styles, though the labels are, for now, still on the inside.1994 August 14, Dan Shaw, “Unmentinables? No More”, in The New York Times, section 1, page 49
2. (plural, plural-only) A bikini bottom.
   • Maternity swimsuits come in two basic styles: two-piece models with expandable or bikini briefs and one-piece styles with blouson tops (see figure 6.11). Most mail-order and department stores offer limited variety in swimwear.1986, Rebecca Dumlao, The Expectant Mother’s Wardrobe Planner: A Fashion Workbook to Organize Today’s Mother-to-Be, Radnor, Pa.: Chilton Book Company, →ISBN, page 61
   • Her sponsor sent her bikini briefs and racing tops that she felt very uncomfortable wearing.2013, David A. Baron, Claudia L. Reardon, Steven H. Baron, Clinical Sports Psychiatry: An International Perspective, page 20
3. (plural, plural-only) Male bikini-cut swim briefs.
   • I expected Burt to be wimpish or emaciated without his detective dress suit, but he was quite the opposite. He obviously worked out regularly. His swimsuit wasn't one of those male bikini briefs, but he certainly could wear one.2023, Judy Spoon Ertel, Any Which Aweigh You Die