speedos
speedos noun: a men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit. Also the plural of speedo.
Noun (1)
speedos
- A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
- 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.1979, Kent Pearson, Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand, University of Queensland Press, page 118
- 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.2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, page 42
Noun (2) capitalized: Speedos
Speedos (plural Speedos)
- A tight-fitting brief or bikini style swimsuit.
- 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.2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours, page 93
- Synonyms:
- banana hammock, bikini, budgie smugglers, cock jocks, competition briefs, dick pointers, dick togs, nut huggers, posing briefs, sluggos
Noun (3) capitalized: Speedos
Speedos
- plural of Speedo
- She always had two spare Speedos for her swimming competitions away from home.
Also used as
speedos is also the plural of speedo.
Synonyms of speedos
- banana hammock
- bikini
- budgie smugglers
- cock jocks
- competition briefs
- dick pointers
- dick togs
- nut huggers
- posing briefs
- sluggos
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- racer bathers
- racing briefs
- Speedo
- swim briefs
- swimming briefs
Forms of speedos
| alternative form | Speedos |
|---|---|
| plural | Speedos |
Origin of speedos
From Speedos (“trademark of the Speedo company”), which has become a generic name.
From the name of the swimwear company, Speedo.
Questions about speedos
- What does speedos mean?
- Speedos means a men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
- What part of speech is speedos?
- Speedos is a noun.
- What is the plural of speedos?
- The plural of speedos is Speedos.
Words near speedos in the dictionary
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