[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Bikini"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Jul 30 00:28:21 UTC 2022


bikini (OED, 2., 1948)

1947 _Windsor Daily Star_ 15 May 7/5 (Newspapers.com)  Heim says he was forced to make the brimborion because his "Bikini" suit last year was so badly copied.

Fred Shapiro

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