cami-|ˈkæmɪ|abbreviated form of camisole 2 b, used in Comb., as cami-bocker[f.(knicker)bocker], cami-knickers or -knicks, an undergarment which combines camisole and knickers; so cami-petticoat, etc.1908in C. W. Cunnington English Women's Clothes (1952) ii. 84 The cami-skirt, worn over the corsets, has its skirt usually divided into two.1915Home Chat 30 Oct. 229 My new cami-knickers.1923Daily Mail 2 May 1 Cami-petticoats made of..heavy Artificial Silk Stockinette.1926Good Housekeeping July 58 Cami-bocker in cotton crêpon.1930T. S. Eliot tr.St.-J. Perse's Anabasis 37 The girls' camiknickers hanging at the windows.1937Partridge Dict. Slang 122/2 Cami-knicks.1952B. Hamilton So Sad, so Fresh iv. 35 How are the cami-knicks coming along, Miss Demarest?1966Punch 5 Jan. 20/3 Her dress falls off to reveal eau-de-nil camiknickers.