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speed⋅o

[spee-doh]
–noun, plural speed⋅os. Informal.
speedometer.

Origin:
1950–55; by shortening; cf. -o
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Main Entry:  Speedo
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a type of men's swimsuit, esp. tight-fitting and short
Etymology:  1933
Usage:  trademark
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speedo

  1. n.
    a speedometer. : I think my speedo is broken. It says we're standing still.

  2. a tight-fitting swim brief, usually revealing. (From the protected trade name of the swimming suit manufacturer.) : You can't go out in public wearing that speedo! I can see everything!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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