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speedos

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, plural-normally

Examples

  • 2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of speedo

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • She always had two spare Speedos for her swimming competitions away from home.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A tight-fitting brief or bikini style swimsuit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedos on."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banana hammock, bikini, budgie smugglers, cock jocks, competition briefs, dick pointers, dick togs, nut huggers, posing briefs, sluggos, racer bathers, racing briefs, Speedo, Speedos, swim briefs, swimming briefs, thong

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

From the name of the swimwear company, Speedo.