miniskirt

[ min-ee-skurt ]

noun

a very short skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending several inches above the knee.

Origin of miniskirt

First recorded in 1960–65; mini(ature) + skirt

Also called mini.

Other words from miniskirt

min·i·skirt·ed, adjective

Words Nearby miniskirt

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How to use miniskirt in a sentence

Instead, they were faced with the “youthquake” and miniskirts and Mary Quant.
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Earlier this week, 24-year-old Princess Beatrice partied at Bodo's in a tight, leather miniskirt.
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The denim miniskirt was walking out with one of the gents, a drunk in a suit.
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British Dictionary definitions for miniskirt

miniskirt

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌskɜːt) /

noun

a very short skirt, originally in the 1960s one at least four inches above the knee: Often shortened to: mini

Derived forms of miniskirt

miniskirted, adjective

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