rashguard
noun
rashguard is a noun meaning “Synonym of rash vest (“a close-fitting garment often worn while surfing or during other water sports under a wetsuit to prevent chafing and provide…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-S-H-G-U-A-R-D, and it appears about once in every 58 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of rashguard is rashguards.
What does rashguard mean?
noun
- 1
Synonym of rash vest (“a close-fitting garment often worn while surfing or during other water sports under a wetsuit to prevent chafing and provide UV protection or extra warmth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rashguard
- rashguards plural
- rash guard
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rashguard?
Rashguard appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does rashguard come from?
From rash + guard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).