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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit..
2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, page 42, I remember my mother standing exasperated in the rain with the brolly over her head at dusk while I frog-kicked around in my speedos.
For example, board riders paid more attention to appearances (short hair v long hair, speedos v board shorts) and conspicuous behavior (surfing for training rather than for fun or to express oneself), than life savers.
Their club is Manly, and this word is emblazoned across the back of their speedos.
Use speedos when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Speedos means (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2000 July, Ian Jack (editor), Granta, Issue 70: Australia: The New New World, →ISBN, page 42, I remember my mother standing exasperated in the rain with the brolly over her head at dusk while I frog-kicked around in my speedos.
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