Dressed in a bikini; wearing a two-piece swimsuit.
From 'bikini' (the two-piece swimsuit, named after the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands where atomic tests occurred in 1946) plus the suffix '-ed' meaning 'having' or 'dressed in'.
The atomic connection to bikini fashion is wild—the swimsuit was deliberately named after the nuclear testing site because designers thought the design would be as explosive and shocking to society as the atomic bomb itself!
The bikini, named after the Bikini Atoll nuclear test (1946), became gendered through sexualized marketing primarily targeting women; the term is now often used to impose appearance standards on feminine bodies.
Use descriptively without gendered judgment; avoid assuming bikini-wearing implies vulnerability, availability, or simplified identity. Reference the garment neutrally when discussing clothing, fashion, or athletic wear.
["swimwear","beachwear","bathing suit"]
Women athletes and designers have transformed bikini-wearing from a marketing gimmick into authentic self-expression in sports (volleyball, surfing, swimming) and resist the male gaze framing that dominated early use.
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