"bodycon" meaning in English

See bodycon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bodycon [comparative], most bodycon [superlative]
Etymology: From Japanese ボディコン (bodikon) (clipping of English body conscious), name of a fashion subculture among young Japanese women in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|ボディコン}} ボディコン (bodikon), {{der|en|en|body conscious}} English body conscious Head templates: {{en-adj}} bodycon (comparative more bodycon, superlative most bodycon)
  1. (fashion, of women's clothing) Figure-hugging, skintight, form-fitting. Wikipedia link: bodycon Categories (topical): Fashion Synonyms: body-con, body con

Alternative forms

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