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speedos¹

Where it comes from

From Speedos (“trademark of the Speedo company”), which has become a generic name.

noun Speedos

  1. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, plural normally A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit. 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.
  2. plural plural of speedo

Speedos²

Where it comes from

From the name of the swimwear company, Speedo.

noun Speedos

  1. Australia A tight-fitting brief or bikini style swimsuit. She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedos on."

    Similar: banana hammock, bikini, budgie smugglers, cock jocks, competition briefs, dick pointers, dick togs, nut huggers, posing briefs, sluggos, racer bathers, racing briefs

Speedos³

noun

  1. US, plural plural of Speedo She always had two spare Speedos for her swimming competitions away from home.

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@misc{speedos_2026,
  title = {speedos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speedos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}