bathing suit

[ bey-th ing ]

/ ˈbeɪ ðɪŋ /

a garment worn for swimming.

Also called swimsuit.

Origin of bathing suit

First recorded in 1870–75

Nothing is more ringard (tacky, or out of date) in 2009 than strolling around on the beach without a bathing-suit top.

The Boob Ban |Eric Pape |August 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Well, Luella thinks my figger looks so bad in a bathing-suit.

Aunt Crete's Emancipation |Grace Livingston Hill
I worked at the desk through the long forenoons, and in a bathing-suit for the rest of the day.

Child and Country |Will Levington Comfort
Should this bathing-suit fail to save any person from drowning he can call at the office and have his money back.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920 |Various

I made the change into a bathing-suit with abandoned haste, yet I found her waiting.

The Professor's Mystery |Wells Hastings
He was all dripping wet in a bathing-suit, and his face was turned away.

The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine |Katherine Stokes

bathing suit

/ (ˈbeɪðɪŋ) /

a garment worn for bathing, esp an old-fashioned one that covers much of the body

another name for swimming costume