skinsuit

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UK/ˈskɪnˌsuːt/US/ˈskɪnˌsut/

noun

A skin-tight garment covering the torso or the whole of the body.

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Meanings

nounskinsuit (plural skinsuits)

plural skinsuits

  1. A skin-tight garment covering the torso or the whole of the body.

    Furniss pointed out that in 1972, a year before Lycra skinsuits replaced nylon-skirted suits to spark the first swimwear revolution of the modern era, there were 53 world records set.

    2008 April 11, Karen Crouse, “Scrutiny of Suit Rises as World Records Fall”, in New York Times

Origin

From skin + suit.

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Cite this entry
APA

skinsuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinsuit

MLA

“skinsuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinsuit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skinsuit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinsuit.

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