Bikini

From wipipedia.org
Revision as of 12:26, 27 June 2009 by Ropeuser (Talk | contribs)

Jump to: navigation, search


Leather bikini from Westward Bound

A bikini is a two-piece swimsuit for women.

The top part is like a bra and the bottom part is a pair of briefs, which may resemble hotpants, a tanga or a thong. The term bikini bottom or bikini briefs is sometimes used for very tight brief shorts.

Etymology

Bikini is a Pacific atoll where an atom bomb was exploded in 1946. A bikini is supposed to have the same explosive effect on a male viewer. Bi- is nothing to do with the prefix bi- meaning two; however, as a pun the word monokini has been used to mean a swimsuit consisting only of the bikini bottom and leaving the breasts uncovered.

See also

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Tools