sluggos

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English

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.

Noun

sluggos pl (plural only)

  1. (slang, Australia) A type of men's swimming briefs where the bulge of the genitals is noticeable.
    Synonym: budgie smugglers
    • 2011, Andrew Daddo, Dacked!:
      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.
    • 2012, Gregor Salmon, Navy Divers, page 20:
      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.
    • 2015, Tom Carroll, Nick Carroll, TC, page 16:
      I was paddling out, and this guy said, What are you doing in those sluggos?