who coined the phrase bikini for the two piece swimsuit design in 1946
Bikini While the two-piece swimsuit as a design existed in classical antiquity,[7] the modern design first attracted public notice in Paris on July 5, 1946.[8] French automotive engineer Louis Réard introduced a design he named the "bikini", adopting the name from the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean,[9][10] which was the colonial name the Germans gave to the atoll, transliterated from the Marshallese name for the island, Pikinni.[11]
Economic nationalism While the coining of the term "
Nude swimming The term skinny-dip was first recorded in English in 1947[1] and is most commonly used in the United States.
Polka dot It is likely that the term originated in popularity of polka dance at the time the pattern became fashionable, just as many other products and fashions of the era also adopted the "polka" name.[1]