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Definition of 'speedos'

English

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* Speedos

Noun

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  • (North America|Australia|New Zealand|usually plural) A men?s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
  • * 1979 , Kent Pearson, Surfing Subcultures of Australia and New Zealand , University of Queensland Press, page 118,
  • 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.
  • * 2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), '', Issue 70: ''Australia: The New New World , ISBN 1-929001-00-2, 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 .
  • * 2006 , Margaret Henderson, Marking Feminist Times: Remembering the Longest Revolution in Australia , page 212,
  • Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos .

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    * (swimming briefs) See also .

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