skort

[ skawrt ]

noun

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

skort

/ skɔːt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of skort¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

If not, the word "skort" must have some other meaning which I am unacquainted with.

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