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bandini

noun
/bænˈdiː.ni/

Etymology

From the name of the Los Angeles-based Bandini Fertilizer Co., which sells manure, i.e. cow excrement ("bullshit").

  1. derived from Pikinni
  2. derived from Bikini
  3. borrowed from bikini
  4. compounded as bandini — “bandeau + bikini”

Definitions

  1. A swimsuit consisting of a generally strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom.

    • The new concept in two-piece swimwear, along with sister suits -- the camisole-strapped camikini and the bandeau-topped bandini, will be the dominant silhouettes for spring/summer '99.
    • Paula Hermanny for VIX continues the wave of beads and sequins on this "bandini," $140, with bandeau/tank top and "scoop" bottom in grape, […]

  2. Nonsense, bullshit.

    • But the notion that Scientology is anything other than a huge load of Bandini, whether practiced in or out of the "church," is where you and I part company.
    • Hey, he took a lot of time to paint that picture for us. I think we should at least pretend it doesn't smell like a load of Bandini.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA