sluggos

noun

sluggos

noun

Etymology From slug + -o. So-called due to the bulge of the genitals resembling a slug beneath the seam or pouch region of the briefs.

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Australia, Slang A type of men's swimming briefs where the bulge of the genitals is noticeable.

  • He had no luck with the sluggos, something he said he suffered when he wore them, but neither of us knew what he was talking about.2011, Andrew Daddo, Dacked!:
  • Their times came down and down until, on about the tenth change of dress, they went from sluggos to wetsuits in one minute forty-three.2012, Gregor Salmon, Navy Divers, page 20:
1 more example
  • I was paddling out, and this guy said, What are you doing in those sluggos?2015, Tom Carroll, Nick Carroll, TC, page 16:

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