tankini

[ tang-kee-nee ]

noun

, plural tan·ki·nis.

1. a two-piece bathing suit having a top styled like a tank top.

tankini

/ ˌtæŋˈkiːnɪ /

noun

1. a woman's two-piece swimming costume consisting of a vest or camisole top and bikini briefs

Word History and Origins

Origin of tankini¹

First recorded in 1880–85; blend of tank top and bikini

Word History and Origins

Origin of tankini¹

C20: a blend of tank top and bikini

Example Sentences

Audrey wore a bikini, Jenna, a sporty black tankini, and I had on an oversize T-shirt over my striped one-piece.

From Literature

I didn’t feel comfortable wearing a bikini or a tankini for that matter.

From Fox News

She’d pulled up an hour before we had, and was dressed in a fudge-colored tankini.

From The New Yorker

Anyone who might have a “flabby stomach” should “choose a loose tankini instead of a bikini or 1-piece” as “bikinis totally expose a jiggly belly, and trying to squeeze into a one-piece will not slim your stomach, only emphasize it. But “don’t worry, the Shape Up and Tone program will help you lose any jiggly belly problems.”

From Fox News

She gestured to her tankini, bright with a teal floral pattern, and shimmied in the water.

From New York Times