tennis bracelet

noun

A diamond line bracelet.

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Meanings

nountennis bracelet (plural tennis bracelets)

plural tennis bracelets

  1. jewelryA diamond line bracelet.

    “So he bought her a tennis bracelet.” “A tennis bracelet?” “Diamonds, Chaurisse. Major jewelry.”

    2020, Tayari Jones, Silver Sparrow, Oneworld Publications, page 186

Origin

Owes its name to an incident at the 1978 US Open tournament where the women’s tennis pro Chris Evert served a ball to her opponent so briskly that her diamond bracelet flew off her wrist.

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