Brazilian bikini wax

/ brəˈzɪlɪən /

noun

1. the act or instance of removing all or almost all of a woman's pubic hair for cosmetic reasons

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brazilian bikini wax¹

C20: reference to the popularity of this treatment in Brazil

Example Sentences

What about the seven Brazilian sisters who invented the Brazilian bikini wax?

From New York Times

"The Brazilian bikini wax was born here in New York, not Brazil," says Jonice Padilha, of the J Sisters salon in Manhattan, which pioneered the treatment in the early 1990s.

From BBC

Everyone remembers Bush’s bizarrely bros-will-be-bros defense of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and company’s ill-considered night on the town, but some of us are more haunted by a segment in which Bush went in for a Brazilian bikini wax of his private parts, which the network treated as the highest expression of infotainment filler, fit material to launch the majesty of that night’s competitions.

From Washington Post

The moment when Mr. Hitchens undergoes the male version of a Brazilian bikini wax — it is called a sunga, he reports — has yet to be recognized, but surely will be, as among the funniest passages in this country’s literature.

From New York Times

Hair today, gone tomorrow could be the motto for some athletes at next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a 'Brazilian bikini wax', the notoriously meticulous hair removal favored by beach-going locals, one perk on offer.

From Reuters