"dolphin shorts" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dolphin shorts.wav
Etymology: Genericized trademark. Compound of dolphin + shorts. Dolfin Swimwear brand name from 1980s. Etymology templates: {{gentrade|en}} Genericized trademark, {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|dolphin}} Compound of dolphin Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} dolphin shorts pl (plural only)
  1. a kind of shorts for athletics, usually with contrasting binding, side slits and rounded corners Wikipedia link: Dolfin Swimwear Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: gym shorts Translations (shorts for athletics): ডলফিন শর্টস (ḍolphin śorṭoś) (Bengali), 真理褲 /真理裤 (zhēnlǐkù) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), ドルフィンショーツ (dorufin shōtsu) (Japanese), ドルフィンパンツ (dorufin pantsu) (Japanese), 돌핀팬츠 (dolpinpaencheu) (Korean), 랍바바지 (rapbabaji) (Korean), 돌핀쇼츠 (dolpinsyocheu) (Korean)
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