Noun
A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly worn by competitive swimmers and divers. Usually implies a brief or bikini style swimsuit.
Usage- US usage
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I could tell that she was a serious swimmer, because every time I saw her at the pool she was wearing a Speedo of one design or another.
She's wearing Mom's teeny-weenie black Speedo bikini, the one Mom wears to show how fit and trim she is.
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These muscle-bound hard bodies are wearing Speedo Lycra bikinis which stick to a man's body like a woman's wet T-shirt.
There were dozens of girls in there - girls on the deck in bathing suits, most of them Speedos because they were racing.
Ryan and I remain unmoved, standing at the edge of the water as five Speedo-clad lifeguards rush up to us.
(by restriction) A male swimsuit, very tight fitting and small, brief-style, and not a thong-type.
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She called down from upstairs, "He'll be out in a minute: he's just putting his Speedo on."