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noun
The lower part of a bikini without the upper part (i.e., topless).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A one-piece swimsuit, which may cover both the chest and the crotch (as contrasted with a bikini, which consists of two pieces).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from French monokini or simply mono- + -kini, punningly reinterpreting the first syllable of "bikini" as the prefix bi-.
Across languages
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