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swimming briefs

swimming briefs noun: a male briefs-style swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming, diving, and water polo.

swimming briefs: a male briefs-style swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming, diving, and water polo
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Noun

swimming briefs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A male briefs-style swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming, diving, and water polo.
    • Later I called him with Judy's suggestion; he agreed immediately. After all, we would get to swim in a mixed-gender pool, with the women wearing bikinis and the men in swimming briefs.2010, Sami Alrabaa, Veiled Atrocities: True Stories of Oppression in Saudi Arabia, page 199

Questions about swimming briefs

What does swimming briefs mean?
Swimming briefs means a male briefs-style swimsuit such as those worn in competitive swimming, diving, and water polo.
What part of speech is swimming briefs?
Swimming briefs is a noun.

Words near swimming briefs in the dictionary

  1. swimming
  2. swimming bath
  3. swimming baths
  4. swimming bell
  5. swimming bells
  6. swimming briefs
  7. swimming cap
  8. swimming caps
  9. swimming costume
  10. swimming costumes
  11. swimming crab

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