skinsuit
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɪnˌsuːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɪnˌsut/
- Rhymes: -ɪnsuːt
- Hyphenation: skin‧suit
Noun
skinsuit (plural skinsuits)
- A skin-tight garment.
- 2008 April 11, Karen Crouse, “Scrutiny of Suit Rises as World Records Fall”, in New York Times[1]:
- Furniss pointed out that in 1972, a year before Lycra skinsuits replaced nylon-skirted suits to spark the first swimwear revolution of the modern era, there were 53 world records set.