In between brief and square-cut

[Byron]

Dictionary surprise - one painful definition
I did not expect:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sunga

[Byron]

http://wordnik.com/words/sunga
This one you can't trust as what it is describing in not Sunga but Tanga

Tanga is here (small bikini or thong):
http://thefreedictionary.com/tanga

[JamesSwim]

I don't see regular places sell Sungas, but training suits, or baggies, such as Dolfin Uglies seem to similar by chance. Brazilian sungas seem to be cut looser than snug fitting suits. But perhaps sungas are still a bit shorter on the side. Opinions?

http://www.dolfinswimwear.com/swimsu...p?CategoryID=5

Other than eBay, I only found a site called http://www.beachbrasil.com/ that sells a wide range on the web.

[Byron]

LOL - we sure seem to have a can of worms here arising from your simple question.
I learn from the Dolfin website you give that Uglies produce something called Baggies. That's a new word for me and they certainly look like Sungas but are not considered by Dolfin to be a regular swimsuit as they are listed for training purposes (and Baggies would therefore seem to be what competitive swimmers usually call dragsuits).

A Sunga would indeed not be called a racing suit as it is often made up of double layered fabric and with a much looser fit . Here is a small but interesting blog on Brazilian vocabulary,
with a pic of three guys in their Sungas on the beach:

http://travels.sarahandgabe.com/sung...ach-vocabulary

This teaches me a new word also (canga) and explains why one does not see the towels on Rio beaches as regularly to be found elsewhere. Tanga now also seems to apply only to the girls and, although long ago dropped by the boys, they were very much the beach bikini fashion for Brazilian males in the Sixties and Seventies (which brings us back full circle to the separate discussion on guys wearing girls' bikini bottoms).

Getting back to Sungas, Rufskin seem to be the only maker I can find so far and there is a UK supplier with a small range - and just to confuse matters even more they describe their Rufskins as sunga-cut TRUNKS !

http://www.banglads.com

[NJHunkguy]

While the trend is moving toward square cut, I like it. But for my own feeling, wearing square cut, seems to have the tendency to have my "wiener" slip out through the holes in between the legs. So, I always wear an extra swimsuit underneath...

[Byron]

Well, at least we can follow what you're telling us NJH.
There was so much stupid press hype at the last James Bond movie
release that we were given the "sensational" shot of Daniel Craig in the sea
a million times - and told that he was wearing a "bikini".

[NJHunkguy]

Yes, Byron. It was a square cut.


Old pix...

[JamesSwim]

I bought a Brazilian made sunga. The sides are about 6" high, and the cut is similar to Speedo-brand's striped nylon square leg. It's Nylon/Lycra and it's very comfortable. There isn't a leg, so there's no inseam like the Speedo Endurance square leg, and there's an extra panel at the bottom rather than a single seam. The leg bindings are snug, and it's lined front and back. I think many Brazilian beachgoers wear it all around, rather than just swimming, and it is different from what you typically see in the United States.

Originally Posted by Byron

LOL - we sure seem to have a can of worms here arising from your simple question.
I learn from the Dolfin website you give that Uglies produce something called Baggies. That's a new word for me and they certainly look like Sungas but are not considered by Dolfin to be a regular swimsuit as they are listed for training purposes (and Baggies would therefore seem to be what competitive swimmers usually call dragsuits).

A Sunga would indeed not be called a racing suit as it is often made up of double layered fabric and with a much looser fit . Here is a small but interesting blog on Brazilian vocabulary,
with a pic of three guys in their Sungas on the beach:

http://travels.sarahandgabe.com/sung...ach-vocabulary

This teaches me a new word also (canga) and explains why one does not see the towels on Rio beaches as regularly to be found elsewhere. Tanga now also seems to apply only to the girls and, although long ago dropped by the boys, they were very much the beach bikini fashion for Brazilian males in the Sixties and Seventies (which brings us back full circle to the separate discussion on guys wearing girls' bikini bottoms).

Getting back to Sungas, Rufskin seem to be the only maker I can find so far and there is a UK supplier with a small range - and just to confuse matters even more they describe their Rufskins as sunga-cut TRUNKS !

http://www.banglads.com

[Byron]

Yes they do - not just a swimming item.
Glad you like it - thanks for update.

[PSDave]

It's funny to see these baggy Sungas coming out of Brazil. To me they look like and fit like the awful suits they gave us in school swim class.
Many years ago while in, or about to be in college I arrived at the beach only to be over dressed in a 2" speedo. I looked around and was in shock. The suits the guys were all wearing were these mini bikinis (we now call them Rio Cut). I had been feeling rather bold going from 3" to 2" for the trip then I saw those.
Instead of the beach I went the hotel's beachside bar. The bartender made comment about how modest I must be. After some chat he directed me to a nearby shop that sold the mini bikinis. I picked out a black one and a yellow one, put on the black one and back to the beach with a stop at the bar for another bracer and to thank the bartender. He convinced me to change into the yellow one (behind the bar) and after another shot (and some hair trimming) I took my virtually naked body to the beach. I was in love with the suits and still have many in my collection. The bartender showed up at my room that evening with a couple more for me and we hung out a lot that week. I often wonder how you go from a suit that barely covers one as big and baggy as gym shorts.