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tankini

/tænˈkiːni/

tankini noun: a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini.

tankini: a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini
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Noun

tankini (plural tankinis)

  1. A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini.
    • “Bar closing. Your card declined.” “Ah, man. That'll be my ex-wife going nuts on BikiniWorld.com again. She's never met a tankini she didn't wanna bring home. I'll just go get some cash out. You guys hold tight.” “Well, now, how about we get the drinks?”2021 April 18, Kevin Avery, “Tusk in the Wind Adventure” (6:23 from the start), in The Great North, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Tusk Johnson (J.K. Simmons)

Forms of tankini

pluraltankinis

Origin of tankini

Blend of tank top + bikini.

Words that rhyme with tankini

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Questions about tankini

What does tankini mean?
Tankini means a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini.
What part of speech is tankini?
Tankini is a noun.
How do you pronounce tankini?
Tankini is pronounced /tænˈkiːni/.
What is the plural of tankini?
The plural of tankini is tankinis.

Words near tankini in the dictionary

  1. tankiest
  2. tankiness
  3. tanking
  4. tanking up
  5. tankings
  6. tankini
  7. tankinis
  8. tankist
  9. tankists
  10. tankless
  11. tanklet

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