banana hammock

noun

A male thong.

Meanings

nounbanana hammock (plural banana hammocks)

plural banana hammocks

  1. slangA male thong.
  2. slangA pair of skimpy swim briefs for men.

    She had wanted me to wear Speedos – an orange banana hammock – but I had put on camouflaged cutoffs and a tank top.

    2008, Mario Acevedo, The Undead Kama Sutra, EOS, published 2008, →ISBN, page 105
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    I should go to the other extreme and don a Speedo. Might it be awesome to see my classmates' expressions as I strut out sporting a banana hammock?

    2010, Josh Berk, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, Knopf, published 2010, →ISBN, page 19

    I'd acquiesced gracefully, wondering wickedly what it would take to get him to ditch the board shorts for a banana hammock. The man would look mouthwateringly delicious in a Speedo.

    2012, Carter Quinn, The Way Back, Dreamspinner Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 10

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From the similarity in appearance of the protrusion of an occupied hammock and the bulge of the genitals in these tight-fitting briefs.

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