burkini

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noun burkini a swimming costume which covers the whole body with the exception of the face, hands, and feet, suitable for wear by Muslim women 3
noun burkini Alternative spelling of burqini. 0

before 2004

One of the 1% newest English words

2004; blend of burka and bikini; coined by its inventor, Lebanese-born Australian Aheda Zanetti, born 1967

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