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miniskirt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪnɪskəːt/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English miniskirt From mini- + skirt.

Meanings

1. A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
   • The stewardess in a miniskirt, a hippie in a leather shirt 1971, Leanne Scott, “L.A. International Airport”, performed by Susan Raye:
   • People who are “switched-on” and can twitch to prove it. And now–the latest—the chest toupee and the mini-skirt. […] For the benefit of those who are neither switched-on nor gear, the mini-skirt is actually a semi-skirt. 1966 May 29, Russell Baker, “Observer: London Is I-Cumen In, Sing Cu-Cu”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

miniskirted

Relateds

microskirt · Daisy Dukes · minidress · sundress · hot pants · rah-rah

Translations (56)

pl mini (skirt) · ar مِنِي جُوب (skirt) · nb miniskjørt (skirt) · kmr kurtedehmen (skirt) · ka მოკლე კაბა (skirt) · ms miniskirt (skirt) · it minigonna (skirt) · be міні-спадні́ца (skirt) · nrf mini-cotelle (skirt) · nl minirok (skirt) · gl minisaia (skirt) · sv minikjol (skirt) · kk қысқа белдемше (skirt) · kmr kurtedang (skirt) · ko 미니스커트 (skirt) · cs minisukně (skirt) · nn miniskjørt (skirt) · de Miniröckchen (skirt) · pl minispódniczka (skirt) · da miniskørt (skirt) · hy մինիյուբկա (skirt) · io jupeto (skirt) · eo minijupo (skirt) · kmr kurtetenore (skirt) · et miniseelik (skirt) · mt dublett qasir (skirt) · hy կարճ կիսաշրջազգեստ (skirt) · cy sgert fini (skirt) · af minirok (skirt) · de Minirock (skirt) · fr minijupe (skirt) · sv kortkortkjol (skirt) · ar تَنُّورَة قَصِيرَة (skirt) · pl miniówka (skirt) · id rok mini (skirt) · tr mini etek (skirt) · fi minihame (skirt) · ja ミニスカ (skirt) · pt minissaia (skirt) · ru мини-ю́бка (skirt) · ka არს.სახელი (skirt) · vo brefajuüp (skirt) · hu miniszoknya (skirt) · kmr kurtedawên (skirt) · gl minifaldra (skirt) · fa مینی ژوپ (skirt) · es minifalda (skirt) · cmn 迷你裙 (skirt) · eu minigona (skirt) · kmr kurtedaw (skirt) · el μίνι φούστα (skirt) · ca minifaldilla (skirt) · uk міні-спідни́ця (skirt) · es putifalda (skirt) · nl minirokje (skirt) · ja ミニスカート (skirt)