Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bikini
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n. a two-piece swimsuit for women. Phrases and idioms bikini briefs women's scanty briefs. Etymology: Bikini, an atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific where an atomic bomb was exploded in 1946, from the supposed 'explosive' effect ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1948, from Fr. coinage, 1947, named for U.S. A-bomb test of June 1946 on Bikini, Marshall Islands atoll. Various explanations for the name have been suggested, none convincingly, the best being an analogy of the explosive force of the bomb and the impact of the bathing suit style on men's libidos (cf. c.1900 British slang assassin "an ornamental bow worn on the female breast," so called because it was very "killing"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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