Lycra

/[ˈlaɪkɹə]/ noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Lycra. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings."

  3. 3
    Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts. uncountable
  4. 4
    A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra. countable

    "Being a gym bunny is simply unbecoming. Not as unbecoming, perhaps, as the bicycle bunnies, with their helmet hair, their strangely padded Lycras that suggest a degree of sexual depravity and those ridiculous clacky shoes. But we’re not very pleasing to behold."

Etymology

Marketing coinage.

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