Definitions

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  • noun A kind of sling bikini worn by men

Etymologies

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Blend of man and bikini

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Examples

  • The mankini is a "men's one-piece bathing garment with a T-back" - but fans of Borat: Cultural learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan will be all too familiar with the skimpy, green, bathing attire donned by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • In fact, he's already dipping his toe in this pool, since he plans to dig his "mankini" out of the mothballs and return to triathlon next season.

    The Way We Were: The Future's So "Meh" I Gotta Wear Pom Poms BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Women were warned that tops were required, much to the disappointment of practically everyone, so the prize for least dressed went to a burly fellow wearing a lime green, Borat-style "mankini".

    Joe Antol: An Afternoon Boot Camp Joe Antol 2010

  • He's got a twisted sense of humour, dates some of the biggest Hollywood starlets around, runs one of the best celebrity Twitter accounts on the net and has been known to dress up in Borat's infamous green 'mankini'.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • Here, a mankini from Emporio Armani's Spring 2011 show, held in June of 2010.

    Murses, Mandals and Mankinis 2011

  • The British beach town of Newquay has witnessed a rise in mankini violations, according to chief of Newquay Police Ian Drummond-Smith.

    Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry' Christina Passariello 2011

  • Not surprisingly, the movie was darker and edgier than the television series, with an antireligious agenda about as subtle as a mankini.

    Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011

  • That criteria so far disqualifies a synonym for manbag, murse, as well as mankini, mandals and manties.

    Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry' Christina Passariello 2011

  • Not surprisingly, the movie was darker and edgier than the television series, with an antireligious agenda about as subtle as a mankini.

    Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011

  • And I ‘m worried by the tin helmet & mankini combo, it’s quite distractiong.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Sweet jeebus, lookit this mess! 2009

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  • Borat would be proud!

    December 17, 2007

  • Said Bella, "I know how to swing.

    When boys say they'll pay for a fling

    I tell the bambini,

    'Then bring a mankini,

    'Cause I'll put your balls in a sling.'"

    January 5, 2017