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One piece, zero seams, maximum confidence — the human body as a conclusion, not a suggestion.

means A skin-tight, one-piece garment covering the torso and legs (and usually the arms), prized for its sleek, body-hugging fit.

from A straightforward 20th-century compound of 'cat' and 'suit' — the cat part borrowed not from any cat garment but from the feline associations of sleekness, stealth, and close-fitting agility, the way a cat's skin seems to move as one with its body. The word rose alongside stretch fabrics like spandex and Lycra in the mid-1900s, which finally made a literal second-skin garment possible to manufacture and wear. Catwoman's costume did a lot of unpaid marketing for the term.

origin
Named for cat burglars, not cats
pop culture
Emma Peel made it a weapon in 1965
material shift
Spandex in the 60s made it second skin
fashion rule
Hides nothing, so confidence is mandatory
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