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speedo

(ˈspiːdəʊ)
n, pl speedos
(Automotive Engineering) an informal name for speedometer, odometer
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speedo

n (Brit inf) → Tacho m (inf)
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Speedos won't get you anywhere fast - they're the UK's most hated item of clothing.
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With the pop song's popularity at an all-time high, Filipino-Canadian comedian Mikey Bustos came up with his own hilarious version earlier this month, titled 'I Wear Speedos'.
SPEEDO Mick has dropped a bombshell - he's planning to hang up his Speedos at the end of the forthcoming football season!
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Boos rang out from the crowd as the grinning man stripped to his Speedos, dodged security and jumped off a board at the Diving World Series men's 10m platform final at London Aquatics Centre on Sunday.
"They are secret, obviously, but suffice to say that one is about Barack Obama in Speedos. The other is about me in Speedos with cheesecake involved" Entertainer Dawn French on her unfulfilled genie wishes.
They are secret obviously, but suffice to say, one is about Barack Obama in Speedos. The other is about me in speedos, with cheesecake involved...
In the Florida Keysthat will be a speedo. Speedos are large baits that can be temperamental in both catching and keeping alive.
Of course if I did, then I'd clear the place, skin-tight Speedos and all, in a moment.