jammers

Definitions

A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach As for me, I wear⟳ a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear⟳ speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.”

“In early May, I was starting to swim⟳ in jammers which I was not accustomed to or comfortable wearing. I have⟳ always thought that wearing spandex is an earned privelege,^([sic]) not a birthright.”

“Enter⟳ jammers in the mid-1990s. Jammers have⟳ the look⟳ of biking shorts with skin-tight Lycra covering the thigh to mid-thigh or the knee, depending on the cut⟳.”

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