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bathing suit

noun

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His bone-crushing jaws ready, William frightfully honed in on his prey — bathing suit-clad me. Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025 That’s my message now for parents: Don’t put pictures of your kid in a bathing suit on your Instagram, because creeps are gonna get off on that stuff. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025 The article, which was accompanied of several photos of Portman in various bathing suits and sweaters (?), but no photos of Jonathan Safran Foer, also spawned a hashtag: #FindPortmansPants. Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025 Bethany's daughter, Emmie, 3, had just finished her swimming lesson and was still in her bathing suit, wrapped in a towel, sitting at their patio table as Bethany, 29, prepared dinner outside. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathing suit

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathing suit was in 1852

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“Bathing suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20suit. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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