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Speedos
Speedos
English
Noun
Speedos (plural Speedos)
- A pair of tight-fitting swimming trunks.
- His Speedos are too tight.
- That pair of Speedos is too tight for him.
- All of his Speedos were too tight.
Etymology 2
Noun
Speedos
- plural of Speedo
- She always had two spare Speedos for her swimming competitions away from home.
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Noun
speedos
- plural of speedo
- (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly in the plural) A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
- 1979, Kent Pearson, Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand, University of Queensland Press, page 118,
- 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.
- 2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, ISBN 1-929001-00-2, page 42,
- 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.
- 2006, Margaret Henderson, Marking Feminist Times: Remembering the Longest Revolution in Australia, page 212,
- Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos.
- 1979, Kent Pearson, Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand, University of Queensland Press, page 118,
Synonyms
- (swimming briefs): See also Wikisaurus:swim briefs.