monokini
noun/mɒnə(ʊ)ˈkiːni/UK/mɑ.noʊˈki.ni/US
Etymology
Borrowed from French monokini or simply mono- + -kini, punningly reinterpreting the first syllable of "bikini" as the prefix bi-.
- borrowed from monokini
Definitions
The lower part of a bikini without the upper part (i.e., topless).
- French academics and historians have spent the early summer months pondering the sociological meaning of the demise of France's once-favourite piece of beachwear, the "monokini" – the bottom half of a bikini with no top.
- In fact, the San Francisco Chronicle featured a photo of a woman in a monokini — her exposed breasts clearly visible — on its front page.
A one-piece swimsuit, which may cover both the chest and the crotch (as contrasted with a…
A one-piece swimsuit, which may cover both the chest and the crotch (as contrasted with a bikini, which consists of two pieces).
- [Psylocke is] wearing a mix between a monokini and cut-out swimwear, a wardrobe change[.]
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Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA