I. bəˈkēnē noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Bikini, atoll of the Marshall islands in the northern Pacific, site of atomic bomb tests of 1946; from the comparison of the effects wrought by a scantily clad woman to the effects of an atomic bomb
: a woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit
II. noun
1. : a man's brief swimsuit
2. : a man's or woman's low-cut briefs