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dick-pokers
noun I remember during my teens a friend's mother referring to DPs. When I asked what they were, my friend explained that his mother was too polite to say "dick pokers."
Contributor's comments: The word 'Dick-pokers' was used to describe 'Speedos' or racing bathers when I was a teenager. I occasionally hear it now but not from people younger than around 30 years old.
Contributor's comments: Working at a Victorian pool I still hear children use the terms ballhuggers, dickpokers, and cockchokers.