skort

[ skawrt ]

/ skɔrt /

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noun

a women's garment resembling a short skirt but having individual leg sections usually covered by a flap in front.

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Origin of skort

1985–90; blend of skirt and shorts (in the sense “pants that end above the knee”)

Words nearby skort

skookum, skool, Skopje, Skoplje, skop, skiet en donder, skort, skosh, Skouras, skouth, skreegh, skrik

How to use skort in a sentence

All legs and sandals and bad attitude, Alana Kane—played by Alana Haim, of the pop-rock outfit Haim, in her first acting role—strides into the movie wearing that ingenious and mystical garment known as a skort.
Alana Haim Makes a Memorable Debut in the Overly Self-Satisfied Licorice Pizza|Stephanie Zacharek|November 24, 2021|Time
If not, the word "skort" must have some other meaning which I am unacquainted with.
Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for skort

skort

/ (skɔːt) /

noun

a pair of shorts with a front panel which gives the appearance of a skirt

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