Meanings
plural banana hammocks
- slangA male thong.
- 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 1052 more examples
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 19I'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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