monokini

noun

mono·​ki·​ni

¦mänəˈkēnē

plural -s

1

: a topless bikini

2

: extremely brief shorts for men

monokinied

-nēd

adjective

Word History

Etymology

mon- + -kini (as in bikini)

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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