"speedos" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-speedos.ogg
Etymology: From Speedos (“trademark of the Speedo company”), which has become a generic name. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} speedos
  1. plural of speedo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: speedo
    Sense id: en-speedos-en-noun-qlIWOYbw
  2. (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, plural-normally Categories (topical): Clothing, Swimwear
    Sense id: en-speedos-en-noun-vQ3ZI~yK Disambiguation of Clothing: 13 87 Disambiguation of Swimwear: 6 94 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Speedos
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          "text": "2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, page 42,\nI remember my mother standing exasperated in the rain with the brolly over her head at dusk while I frog-kicked around in my speedos."
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          "ref": "2006, Margaret Henderson, Marking Feminist Times: Remembering the Longest Revolution in Australia, page 212:",
          "text": "Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos.",
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