Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
sluggos
Also: sluggo
Close-fitting men's swimming briefs.
In a sentence
He packed a pair of sluggos for the morning swim.
Where it came from
From sluggo, with the Australian plural -s used for the garment. The deeper origin of sluggo in this swimwear sense is unresolved. Current Australian swimwear retailers and manufacturers use sluggo/sluggos for close-fitting men's swim briefs.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Especially New South Wales; also used more widely
- Use today
- Current