tankini •
\tang-KEE-nee\ • noun : a woman's
two-piece swimsuit consisting of bikini briefs and a tank top
Examples: While women
in the north are putting their swimsuits away for the season—be they
one-pieces, bikinis, or tankinis—those in southerly climes can still comfortably relax poolside.
"For the first
time, select tankini styles feature the popular zip-front styling, making it
easier to put on and take off the swimsuit after
a dip in the pool." — Marketwired, September 9, 2014
Did you know? The
two-piece swimsuit we call the bikini made its debut on Paris runways in
1946. The word bikini
comes from Bikini atoll, the name of one of the Marshall Islands in the western
Pacific, where atomic-bomb tests were performed in 1946. One theory of the
coinage is that the effect achieved by a scantily clad woman appearing in
public may be compared to the effect of an A-bomb blast. Another possible
explanation is that the bikini leaves its wearer nearly bare, the way the bomb
tests stripped Bikini atoll. In 1985, the tankini began appearing on beaches in
the U.S., and the word bikini was combined with tank to create its appropriate name.
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